Total Crime Rate

363.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 363.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 256.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ernests Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Drypool , and the 74th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ernests Avenue (HU9 2JP) in the last 12 months was 363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% higher than the Drypool average (169.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ernests Avenue (HU9 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Arundel Street. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ernests Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherburn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweet Dews Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweet Dews Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery New Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary New Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arundel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arundel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Gardens —
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Data Sources

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