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Postcode district · Hereford

Crime in HR3

How much crime is recorded in HR3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
18,702 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HR3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in HR3, 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
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

HR3National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Shoplifting15.78.4
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs3.42.4
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% 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.

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