Total Crime Rate
854.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roper 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 Roper Street (HU1 2PZ) 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 Roper Street (HU1 2PZ), the main crime hotspot is near South Street. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Dock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Princes Dock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Princes Dock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Princes Dock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Princes Dock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Princes Dock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Dock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | King Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Dock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jameson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jameson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jameson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jameson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jameson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jameson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jameson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jameson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Story Street | Under investigation |
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