Total Crime Rate
159.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cave Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Avenue , and the 232nd 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 Cave Street (HU5 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 159.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% 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 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Avenue| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kottingham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kottingham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kottingham Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hudson Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Epworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Epworth Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Terry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Terry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Terry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Terry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Hilda Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Hilda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pendrill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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