Crime in Kingston upon Hull
Recorded crime in Kingston upon Hull is 1.5 times the City of Kingston upon Hull average and 2.4 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 3 km of the centre of Kingston upon Hull: about 79,662 residents in 61 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 1/10High crime
- Living
- 8.1/10Good
- 5-year change
- 0%about the same
- vs the council
- 1.5×the City of Kingston upon Hull average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 3 km of the centre of Kingston upon Hull.
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes within 3 km of Kingston upon Hull, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.5× the City of Kingston upon Hull average (2.4× the England and Wales average). 194 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 61% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Robbery: 8% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 23 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in City of Kingston upon Hull (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole City of Kingston upon Hull council area, not only Kingston upon Hull. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Humberside Police did not assign 12.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 342 | 1.2 | Down 14% |
| Cars broken into | 748 | 2.7 | Up 41% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 2,237 | 8.1 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 1,037 | 3.8 | Down 16% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in HU1
In HU1, the postcode district at the centre of Kingston upon Hull, 15% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 968 | 12% | 8% | 53% | 22% | 5% |
| Shoplifting | 385 | 27% | 13% | 17% | 42% | 1% |
| Public order | 311 | 15% | 4% | 48% | 29% | 5% |
| Other theft | 164 | 3% | 2% | 18% | 73% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 157 | 12% | 6% | 25% | 54% | 2% |
| Drugs | 75 | 35% | 33% | 23% | 0% | 9% |
| Bicycle theft | 55 | 5% | 0% | 9% | 80% | 5% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 2.7 |
| Burglary | 12.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 74.0 |
| Drugs | 4.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.7 |
| Other crime | 4.8 |
| Other theft | 15.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 19.8 |
| Public order | 21.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.3 |
| Shoplifting | 20.6 |
Postcode districts in Kingston upon Hull
Nearby towns
Council: City of Kingston upon Hull
Questions about crime in Kingston upon Hull
- Is Kingston upon Hull a safe place to live?
- Kingston upon Hull scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.5 times the City of Kingston upon Hull average.
- Is crime going up or down in Kingston upon Hull?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 15,616 recorded crimes a year then, 15,599 now.
- What is the most common crime in Kingston upon Hull?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Kingston upon Hull compare with City of Kingston upon Hull?
- Crime severity in Kingston upon Hull is 1.5 times the City of Kingston upon Hull average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Kingston upon Hull?
- In HU1, the postcode district at the centre of Kingston upon Hull, 15% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 35% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Kingston upon Hull?
- In City of Kingston upon Hull, the council area Kingston upon Hull is in, the police recorded 342 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.2 per 1,000 residents, down 14% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Kingston upon Hull?
- 2,237 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in City of Kingston upon Hull, the council area Kingston upon Hull is in, 8.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Kingston upon Hull last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in City of Kingston upon Hull, the council area Kingston upon Hull is in, against 3 the year before.