Total Crime Rate

354.5 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 354.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

May Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Avenue , and the 69th 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 May Street (HU5 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 354.5 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 195.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Street (HU5 1PQ), 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 May Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Houston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Houston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Houston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Houston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Houston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elm Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fitzroy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grove House View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooklyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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