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Crime in HU8

How much crime is recorded in HU8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kingston upon Hull
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
49,514 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HU8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in HU8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HU8National
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Shoplifting11.48.4
Burglary9.69.1
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.94.5
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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