Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 57th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Boothferry , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appleton Road (HU5 4PG) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Road (HU5 4PG), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Marske Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slingsby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2026Public order Skelton Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Cropton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slingsby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slingsby Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knapton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ebberston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grammar School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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