Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchwood Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Hessle , and the 200th 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 Birchwood Avenue (HU5 5YP) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% higher than the Hessle average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Avenue (HU5 5YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Gardens, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reldene Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reldene Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxondale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ridgeway Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reldene Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Springhead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springhead Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarrington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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