Total Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 145.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wellesley Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Beverley & Newland , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Avenue (HU6 7LN) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Beverley & Newland average (121.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Avenue (HU6 7LN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellesley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooklyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grove House View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Philip Larkin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Strawberry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Minton Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Etherington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blaydes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blaydes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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