Total Crime Rate
175.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025David Whitfield Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Boothferry , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .
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 David Whitfield Close (HU3 5LA) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 148.3% higher than the Boothferry average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 114.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around David Whitfield Close (HU3 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Woburn Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boothferry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corsair Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woburn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleshill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glencoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clyde Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darrismere Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathfield Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woburn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plane Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beilby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haltemprice Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bentley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Greek Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Court | Under investigation |
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