Total Crime Rate

155.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Essex Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Boothferry , and the 240th highest crime rate of 828 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 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 119.5% higher than the Boothferry average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% 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 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampshire Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery A1166 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime River Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Huntingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hereford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1166 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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