Postcode · Hereford
Crime in HR2 6AJ
How much crime is recorded in HR2 6AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hereford South
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
HR2 6AJHereford
How safe is HR2 6AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR2 6AJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
HR2 6AJNational
Violence and sexual offences43.923.6
Shoplifting29.58.4
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Other theft8.04.5
Public order7.14.6
Drugs6.22.4
Burglary3.79.1
Other crime3.51.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Theft from the person1.72.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.