Total Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kensington Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Goole South , and the 210th highest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Gardens (DN14 7JN) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Goole South average (129.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 975.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kensington Gardens (DN14 7JN), the main crime hotspot is near Knox Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Goole South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knox Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gowdall Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silver Birches Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Burgess Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langhorn Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knox Avenue | — |
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