Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sorrel Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Freshney , and the 170th highest crime rate of 525 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sorrel Road (DN34 4GB) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Freshney average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sorrel Road (DN34 4GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yarborough Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sorrel Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sorrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yarborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yarborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Yarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Yarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baytree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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