Total Crime Rate

521.4 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 521.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 242.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.5 10/10
  • Public order 54.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Burglary 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Linnaeus Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Central , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linnaeus Street (HU3 2QT) in the last 12 months was 521.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 316.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linnaeus Street (HU3 2QT), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Mews. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linnaeus Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Great Thornton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Quantock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Neptune Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Peach Tree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redfern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamshaw Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamshaw Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hamshaw Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Hamshaw Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tadman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rugmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firethorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Firethorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Royal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Royal Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neptune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linnaeus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magnolia Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berberis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berberis Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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