Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southwell Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Beverley Rural , and the 297th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Southwell Close (HU17 8UP) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 213.1% higher than the Beverley Rural average (21.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southwell Close (HU17 8UP), the main crime hotspot is near Spruce Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Minster and Woodmansey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spruce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rosedale Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spruce Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spruce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Albans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spruce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Newton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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