Postcode district · Hereford
Crime in HR4
How much crime is recorded in HR4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 37,816 (2024)
HR4Postcode district · Hereford
How safe is HR4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in HR4, below 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
HR4National
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Shoplifting12.58.4
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.42.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.