Postcode · Hereford
Crime in HR2 6DF
How much crime is recorded in HR2 6DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hereford South
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
HR2 6DFHereford
How safe is HR2 6DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR2 6DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6DFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Shoplifting5.58.4
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Burglary1.79.1
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order1.14.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.