Postcode · Hereford
Crime in HR3 5JW
How much crime is recorded in HR3 5JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,323 (2024)
How safe is HR3 5JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR3 5JW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 5JWNational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order0.94.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.