Total Crime Rate

270.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.9 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 270.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

William Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Central , and the 107th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (HU1 2SP) in the last 12 months was 270.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (HU1 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Union Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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