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

Commercial Road 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 Commercial Road (HU1 2SA) 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 Commercial Road (HU1 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Union Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cogan Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Manor House Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westenders Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Upper Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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