Postcode district · Hereford
Crime in HR2
How much crime is recorded in HR2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 45,075 (2024)
How safe is HR2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in HR2, 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
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
HR2National
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.