Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 46th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Boothferry , and the 374th 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 Appleton Road (HU5 4PP) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Road (HU5 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Bricknell Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Strathcona Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thorgill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thorgill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bricknell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bricknell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bricknell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft Bricknell Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Slingsby Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slingsby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lythe Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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