Total Crime Rate

836.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

450.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 836.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 450.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 311.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 138.6 9/10
  • Public order 94.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.2 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Drugs 34.7 10/10
  • Burglary 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Central , and the 13th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (HU1 2LY) in the last 12 months was 836.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.6% higher than the Central average (364.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 450.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (HU1 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Cross Street (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Land Of Green Ginger Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Posterngate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dagger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Land Of Green Ginger Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Humber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Land Of Green Ginger Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Land Of Green Ginger Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Land Of Green Ginger Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vicar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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