Total Crime Rate
209.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sorrel Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Boothferry , and the 159th 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 Sorrel Drive (HU5 5GD) in the last 12 months was 209.2 per 1,000 residents and was 196.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sorrel Drive (HU5 5GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heather Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bempton Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boothferry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosedale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scalby Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hertfordshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Calvert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lockton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Warwickshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Celandine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Flaxdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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