Postcode · Hereford
Crime in HR3 5BS
How much crime is recorded in HR3 5BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
HR3 5BSHereford
How safe is HR3 5BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR3 5BS area, well below 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
HR3 5BSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary6.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.