Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ancaster Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bricknell , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 828 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 Ancaster Avenue (HU5 4QS) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Bricknell average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ancaster Avenue (HU5 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hotham Road North, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bricknell Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ancaster Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bricknell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bricknell Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathcona Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorgill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thorgill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorbeck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hotham Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation

Data Sources

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