Total Crime Rate
492.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
219.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Freehold Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Avenue , and the 40th highest crime rate of 825 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 Freehold Street (HU3 1RB) in the last 12 months was 492.8 per 1,000 residents and was 194.5% higher than the Avenue average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 219.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Freehold Street (HU3 1RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Bank, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strand Close (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spring Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spring Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Spring Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spring Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spring Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cavendish Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spring Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Spring Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collingwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Collingwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Morpeth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shakespeare Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spring Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmsley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morpeth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morpeth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hopwood Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leicester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walmsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Spring Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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