Total Crime Rate

226.0 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 226.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melwood Grove area has the 27th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Avenue , and the 137th highest crime rate of 828 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 Melwood Grove (HU5 1AY) in the last 12 months was 226.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% higher than the Avenue average (163.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 130.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melwood Grove (HU5 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near May Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melwood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Kottingham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kottingham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kottingham Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs May Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elm Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Melwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Melwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Adderbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Adderbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Adderbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistleton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clifton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clifton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clifton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs May Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzroy Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Baden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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