Total Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ancaster Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bricknell , and the 192nd 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 Ancaster Avenue (HU5 4QS) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Bricknell average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ancaster Avenue (HU5 4QS), 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.
View Crime In Bricknell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thorgill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Strathcona Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairfax Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairfax Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fairfax Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bricknell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bricknell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bricknell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bricknell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thorgill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
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