Total Crime Rate

854.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 854.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 322.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 204.3 10/10
  • Other theft 86.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.3 10/10
  • Public order 64.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Central , and the 14th highest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

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 Castle Street (HU1 2BX) in the last 12 months was 854.8 per 1,000 residents and was 147.9% higher than the Central average (344.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 387.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (HU1 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Paragon Street. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Paragon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Paragon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery New Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paragon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Cross Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Manor House Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paragon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paragon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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