Crime Rates at Mersey Street, Hull, HU8 8SF

Mersey Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Drypool , and the 270th 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 Mersey Street (HU8 8SF) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Drypool average (169.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Street (HU8 8SF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.