Crime Rates at King Edward Street, Hull, HU1 3SS

King Edward Street area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Street (HU1 3SS) in the last 12 months was 3242.0 per 1,000 residents and was 840.3% 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 503 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 14 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 41.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 767 (≈ 1642.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Street (HU1 3SS), 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.