Total Crime Rate

649.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 649.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 299.0 10/10
  • Other theft 72.2 10/10
  • Public order 55.0 10/10
  • Burglary 44.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other crime 20.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
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

Bedford Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Drypool , and the 22nd 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 Bedford Street (HU8 8AR) in the last 12 months was 649.5 per 1,000 residents and was 280.3% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 371.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Street (HU8 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Montrose Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chapman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brackley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Montrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Montrose Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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