Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Washington Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Avenue , and the 276th highest crime rate of 828 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 1PN) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washington Street (HU5 1PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Washington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1079 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzroy Street
Sep 2025Burglary Tara Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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