Total Crime Rate

147.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 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

John Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Central , and the 256th 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 John Street (HU2 8DH) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (HU2 8DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Savile Court, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Cross Street (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Story Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reform Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reform Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery New Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savile Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savile Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Savile Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Savile Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Savile Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Savile Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Savile Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Savile Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Savile Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Savile Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Savile Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Savile Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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