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Crime in HR1 2BQ

How much crime is recorded in HR1 2BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hereford Central
Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,520 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HR1 2BQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR1 2BQ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HR1 2BQNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order8.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.31.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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