Total Crime Rate
94.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laurel Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Hessle , and the 209th highest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .
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 Laurel Close (HU5 5YL) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Hessle average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laurel Close (HU5 5YL), the main crime hotspot is near Willerby Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hessle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reldene Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willerby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faversham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faversham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Trenton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Garton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scarrington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willerby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willerby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lombardy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reldene Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Normanton Rise | Under investigation |
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