Crime Rate in University, ward

University has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Kingston upon Hull, City of district and the 2694th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 204th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in University in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Kingston upon Hull, City of district average (136.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, University’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 506 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 93.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 615 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the University ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Further/Higher Educational Building, with 114 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bentley Grove (74 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.