Total Crime Rate
651.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leads Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Drypool , and the 21st 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 Leads Road (HU7 0DF) in the last 12 months was 651.2 per 1,000 residents and was 281.2% higher than the Drypool average (170.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 176.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leads Road (HU7 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joscelyn Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Drypool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindengate Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joscelyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Foredyke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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