Total Crime Rate

136.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.6 9/10
  • Burglary 32.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lilac Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Drypool , and the 277th highest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lilac Avenue (HU8 8PU) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Drypool average (170.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Avenue (HU8 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brecon Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derwent Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alaska Street
Sep 2025Public order Pavilion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pavilion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beech Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brecon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brecon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alaska Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alaska Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alaska Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endymion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endymion Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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