Total Crime Rate
521.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linnaeus 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Great Thornton Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Quantock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Neptune Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peach Tree Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamshaw Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamshaw Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hamshaw Court | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamshaw Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tadman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rugmere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Firethorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Firethorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Royal Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Royal Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vauxhall Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beech Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Neptune Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linnaeus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Magnolia Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnolia Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berberis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berberis Close | Under investigation |
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