Postcode · Hereford
Crime in HR2 9LS
How much crime is recorded in HR2 9LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belmont, Madley & Clehonger
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,611 (2024)
HR2 9LSHereford
How safe is HR2 9LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR2 9LS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9LSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.84.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.