Total Crime Rate

252.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Appin Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Kingswood , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 825 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 Appin Close (HU7 5BB) in the last 12 months was 252.2 per 1,000 residents and was 260.6% higher than the Kingswood average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appin Close (HU7 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lothian Way, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greygarth Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Appin Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lothian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grassington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rannoch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gifford Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grassington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greygarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grassington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kinderscout Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kinderscout Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Snowdon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lothian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lothian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lothian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rannoch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whernside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whernside Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Whernside Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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