Total Crime Rate

262.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.3 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 262.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Appleton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Boothferry , and the 114th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appleton Road (HU5 4PE) in the last 12 months was 262.4 per 1,000 residents and was 279.8% higher than the Boothferry average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 173.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Road (HU5 4PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cropton Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cloughton Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Appleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knapton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Skelton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hutton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hartoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cropton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cropton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloughton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Skelton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slingsby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slingsby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slingsby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slingsby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grammar School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ebberston Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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