Total Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ings , and the 365th lowest 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 Shaftesbury Avenue (HU8 9BE) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Ings average (116.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (HU8 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Croft, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royale Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deans Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oak Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oak Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oak Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oak Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oak Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oak Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oak Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oak Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Savoy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Royale Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Royale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldegrave Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reigate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reigate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reigate Close | — |
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