Postcode · Hereford
Crime in HR2 7ER
How much crime is recorded in HR2 7ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hereford South West
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,848 (2024)
HR2 7ERHereford
How safe is HR2 7ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR2 7ER area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 7ERNational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Drugs6.12.4
Burglary6.09.1
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.74.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.