Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cave Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Avenue , and the 211th highest crime rate of 825 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 Cave Street (HU5 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cave Street (HU5 2TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cave Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Terry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kottingham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Epworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adderbury Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendrill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arnon Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Hilda Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilda Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilda Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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