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

Leitholm 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 Leitholm Close (HU7 5BL) 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 Leitholm Close (HU7 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Lothian Way. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leitholm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furness Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furness Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Aberdovey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalkeith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Appin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gifford Close —
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 2026Shoplifting Lothian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lothian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lothian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rangely Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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