Total Crime Rate
506.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Melrose Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Boothferry , and the 35th 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 Melrose Street (HU3 6ES) in the last 12 months was 506.1 per 1,000 residents and was 616.1% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 279.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melrose Street (HU3 6ES), the main crime hotspot is near Anlaby Road. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 77 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 | Other crime | Greek Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anlaby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anlaby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clyde Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coultas Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A1105 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coultas Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anlaby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anlaby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anlaby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anlaby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plane Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anlaby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Anlaby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bentley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Court | Under investigation |
| 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 | A1105 | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A1105 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glencoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coultas Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acland Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Anlaby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Court | Under investigation |
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