Crime Rates at The Poplars, Hull, HU8 8RY

The Poplars area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Drypool , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Poplars (HU8 8RY) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Drypool average (169.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Poplars (HU8 8RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alaska Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berkshire Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.