Total Crime Rate

236.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Public order 46.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nelson Villas area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Drypool , and the 130th highest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Villas (HU8 7HY) in the last 12 months was 236.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Drypool average (170.8 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 160.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Villas (HU8 7HY), the main crime hotspot is near Coelus Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coelus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hodgson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mulgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coelus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coelus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Coelus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coelus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chapman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coelus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hodgson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chapman Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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