Crime and Safety in Kingston upon Hull
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Kingston upon Hull is the most dangerous city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and is among the top 5 most dangerous overall out of the East Riding of Yorkshire's 171 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Kingston upon Hull in 2026 is 115 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to the East Riding of Yorkshire's overall crime rate, coming in 45% higher than the East Riding of Yorkshire rate of 80 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Kingston upon Hull is among the top 10 most dangerous cities, and the 424th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2025, Kingston upon Hull had the worst crime rate in the East Riding of Yorkshire for theft from the person, with 20 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.07 per 1,000 daytime population. July 2025 was also a bad month for Kingston upon Hull residents, when it was the East Riding of Yorkshire's most dangerous area for robbery, recording 54 crimes at a rate of 0.18 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Kingston upon Hull are violence and sexual offences, with 15,333 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 51. This is 0.33% lower than 2025's figure of 15,384 offences and a difference of 0.19 from 2025's crime rate of 51. Kingston upon Hull's least common crime is theft from the person, with 177 offences recorded in 2026, a decrease of 14% from 2025's figure of 205 crimes.
Kingston upon Hull 2026 Crime Scorecard
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Cities, The East Riding of Yorkshire
35% higher, regional crime rate
Yorkshire and The Humber
60% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Kingston upon Hull is 35% higher than Yorkshire and The Humber and 60% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Kingston upon Hull Crime Rate Over Time
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Kingston upon Hull Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Kingston upon Hull represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Kingston upon Hull's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Kingston upon Hull up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Kingston upon Hull's 5,796 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Kingston upon Hull? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Kingston upon Hull • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Kingston upon Hull has a crime risk score of 716. This is based on analysis of 5,796 nearby areas within Kingston upon Hull, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Kingston upon Hull's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Kingston upon Hull, crime risk scores are typically around 716, while in East Riding of Yorkshire they are average 525.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 769 (511 for East Riding of Yorkshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 803 (East Riding of Yorkshire 510).
Trends in Crime Risk
Kingston upon Hull
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 6% in Kingston upon Hull's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
The five-year trend may be static; no significant trend was identified in Kingston upon Hull's crime risk scores during this timeframe.
Over the last year, Kingston upon Hull's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 3.8%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Kingston upon Hull
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Kingston upon Hull • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Public Order offences have a crime rate of 12 reports per 1,000 people in Kingston upon Hull, which is 2.04 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 3,593 crime reports logged by Humberside Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Humberside Police recorded 1,778 reports of Burglary in Kingston upon Hull, resulting in a crime rate of 5.88 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.88.
The crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson is 1.69 times the national average at 11 reports per 1,000. This is from 3,213 crime reports reported to Humberside Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Kingston upon Hull
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Drugs offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.13 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 0.38 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 197% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.57 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 0.86 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 83% over this timeframe.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.20 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 0.66 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 82% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Kingston upon Hull
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.71 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.82 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 6% over this timeframe.
Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.50 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 0.46 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 9% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.86 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 2.50 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 26% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Kingston upon Hull • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Kingston upon Hull | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 2,548 | 8.41 | 0.60 | 4,472 | 6.53 | 0.46 | 77,875 | 12.35 | 0.87 |
| Bicycle Theft | 669 | 2.21 | 3.03 | 817 | 1.19 | 1.63 | 4,306 | 0.68 | 0.93 |
| Burglary | 1,778 | 5.88 | 1.88 | 2,575 | 3.76 | 1.20 | 27,843 | 4.41 | 1.41 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 3,213 | 10.62 | 1.69 | 5,009 | 7.30 | 1.16 | 47,570 | 7.55 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 901 | 2.96 | 0.96 | 1,354 | 1.99 | 0.64 | 19,757 | 3.14 | 1.02 |
| Other Crime | 1,051 | 3.48 | 1.88 | 1,687 | 2.45 | 1.32 | 18,290 | 2.91 | 1.57 |
| Other Theft | 2,381 | 7.86 | 1.38 | 3,846 | 5.61 | 0.99 | 36,443 | 5.78 | 1.02 |
| Possession of Weapons | 360 | 1.22 | 1.44 | 525 | 0.78 | 0.92 | 5,827 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Public Order | 3,593 | 11.86 | 2.04 | 5,783 | 8.45 | 1.46 | 47,514 | 7.55 | 1.30 |
| Robbery | 480 | 1.59 | 1.35 | 579 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 7,156 | 1.13 | 0.96 |
| Shoplifting | 3,565 | 11.78 | 1.65 | 5,234 | 7.65 | 1.07 | 48,695 | 7.71 | 1.08 |
| Theft From the Person | 177 | 0.59 | 0.38 | 224 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 3,568 | 0.57 | 0.37 |
| Vehicle Crime | 1,404 | 4.66 | 1.08 | 2,123 | 3.10 | 0.72 | 30,637 | 4.87 | 1.13 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 15,333 | 50.64 | 1.67 | 24,720 | 36.04 | 1.19 | 239,898 | 38.04 | 1.25 |
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Total Crime by Year
Kingston upon Hull | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 34,905 | 115.35 | 1.60 | 54,476 | 79.50 | 1.10 | 537,504 | 85.27 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 34,199 | 113.14 | 1.53 | 54,162 | 79.57 | 1.07 | 553,826 | 88.44 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | 36,709 | 122.02 | 1.62 | 57,515 | 85.38 | 1.13 | 576,330 | 93.00 | 1.23 |
| 2023 | 37,876 | 127.07 | 1.61 | 57,318 | 86.19 | 1.09 | 611,034 | 99.55 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 36,552 | 124.11 | 1.62 | 55,227 | 84.14 | 1.10 | 574,808 | 94.84 | 1.23 |
| 2021 | 33,701 | 114.48 | 1.67 | 50,885 | 77.91 | 1.14 | 501,180 | 83.02 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 36,452 | 123.45 | 1.66 | 55,453 | 85.21 | 1.15 | 549,148 | 91.15 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 39,543 | 133.53 | 1.75 | 59,989 | 92.38 | 1.21 | 568,297 | 94.66 | 1.24 |
| 2018 | 33,903 | 114.40 | 1.61 | 51,986 | 80.21 | 1.13 | 514,090 | 85.73 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 32,098 | 108.87 | 1.70 | 48,247 | 74.62 | 1.17 | 456,998 | 76.46 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 9,373 | 31.89 | 1.67 | 13,893 | 21.52 | 1.13 | 133,274 | 22.31 | 1.17 |
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Comparing Kingston upon Hull to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 31% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 28% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 27% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 15% safer |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 9% safer |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 9% safer |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 8% safer |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 7% safer |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 7% safer |
| Kingston upon Hull | 115.35 | - |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 8% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Kingston upon Hull's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Kingston upon Hull that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Gardens | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 0 |
| Butterfly Park | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Rosebery Community Garden | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 48 |
| Pearson Park Wildlife Garden | 7 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 81 | 59 |
| The Waudby Centre | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | 24 | 8 |
| Brooklands Park Recreation Ground | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 14 | 61 |
| Amy Johnson Square | 9 | 1 | 3 | - | 19 | 23 |
| Liddell Street Park | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Woodford Leisure Centre | 11 | - | 16 | 2 | 37 | 32 |
| Constable Community Allotment | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 |
| Dales Fitness Centre | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 3 |
| Shaw Park | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 17 | 12 |
| King George's Field | 4 | 1 | 9 | - | 106 | 29 |
| Barbara Robson Playing Field | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Sutton Road Allotments | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ings Playing Field | 20 | - | 3 | - | 19 | 11 |
| Pelican Recreation Ground | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Costello Playing Fields | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 18 | 15 |
| Gower Park | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 73 |
| Gipsyville Allotments | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| Ferens Recreation Centre | 4 | 2 | 7 | - | 6 | 5 |
| Hull and East Riding Recreation Ground | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 6 |
| Community Garden | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | 10 | 12 |
| Hull College Sports Centre | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 |
| West Park | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 41 | 47 |
| East Park | 27 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 103 | 49 |
| East Hull Pools | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 8 | 9 |
| Hull Arena | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 |
| Gleneagles Playing Field | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 12 | 6 |
| Eastmount Park | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 20 |
| Eastern Cemetery | 3 | - | 7 | - | 34 | 26 |
| Northern Cemetery | 10 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 3 |
| Oak Road Playing Fields | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 26 |
| Springhead Park Gardens | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 22 |
| Pickering Park | 4 | - | 5 | - | 7 | 17 |
| Newland Avenue Allotments | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 0 |
| Pearson Park | 23 | 12 | 45 | 6 | 129 | 93 |
| Hull Western Cemetery | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| Hull General Cemetery | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 |
| Queen's Gardens | 9 | 16 | 45 | 2 | 98 | 55 |
| Victoria Park | 7 | - | 5 | - | 12 | 11 |
| Alderman Kneeshaw Recreation Ground | 23 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 122 | 65 |
| Foredyke Green | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 0 |
| Sir Henry Cooper Park | 1 | - | 2 | - | 15 | 4 |
| Community Sports Hall | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| Springhead Football Club | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | 3 |
Recent Crimes in Kingston upon Hull
The 20 most recent crime reports in Kingston upon Hull.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Bicycle theft | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Esmond Street | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Estcourt Street | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Spring Street | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Police Station | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Novello Garth | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Police Station | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near St Austells Close | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Police Station | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Police Station | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Spring Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Hinderwell Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Spring Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Novello Garth | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Trinity Grove |
Methodology & Data Sources
Kingston upon Hull Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Kingston upon Hull during July 2026 will typically become available in September 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Kingston upon Hull Data Points
For Kingston upon Hull, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000010.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Kingston upon Hull's daytime - or "workday" - population of 269,976 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Kingston upon Hull