Total Crime Rate
164.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Washington Street area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Avenue , and the 225th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Washington Street (HU5 1PL) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Avenue average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Washington Street (HU5 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near May Street. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beverley & Newland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaconsfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fitzroy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fitzroy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzroy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | May Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ryde Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryde Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryde Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryde Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryde Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ryde Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzroy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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