Total Crime Rate
105.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buckingham Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Drypool , and the 374th highest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Street (HU8 8UD) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckingham Street (HU8 8UD), the main crime hotspot is near Cudworth Grove. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Drypool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodsworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alaska Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nornabell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Severn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endymion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endymion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ackworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alaska Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alaska Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alaska Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nornabell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Avon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brecon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brecon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodsworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nornabell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beech Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakwell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cudworth Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dearne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burleigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nornabell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cudworth Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cudworth Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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