Total Crime Rate

195.5 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 195.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Lawsons Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Beverley & Newland , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawsons Close (HU6 7UW) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawsons Close (HU6 7UW), the main crime hotspot is near Cranbrook 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 Lawsons Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cranbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cranbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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