Total Crime Rate

854.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

473.1 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 854.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 473.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 344.1 10/10
  • Public order 118.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 96.8 10/10
  • Other theft 64.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Burglary 32.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
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

Commercial Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 825 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 134.6% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 473.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% 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 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cogan Street (42 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mytongate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Union Street Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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