Total Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Boothferry , and the 244th 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 Essex Street (HU4 6PR) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 121.0% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Street (HU4 6PR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Huntingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Huntingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Huntingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Huntingdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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