Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Askew Avenue area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Boothferry , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Askew Avenue (HU4 6LS) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Boothferry average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Askew Avenue (HU4 6LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huntingdon Street, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampshire Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newington & Gipsyville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Quorum | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hampshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gloucester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Huntingdon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Greenway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Greenway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hereford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hereford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntingdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Huntingdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharow Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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