Total Crime Rate

238.3 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 238.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 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

Adelaide Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Central , and the 128th highest crime rate of 828 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 Adelaide Street (HU1 2SU) in the last 12 months was 238.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 133.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Street (HU1 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Paragon Square. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hull Paragon Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westenders Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferensway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ferensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferensway
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hull Paragon Interchange Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hull Paragon Interchange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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