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Crime in HR6 8

How much crime is recorded in HR6 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
12,014 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HR6 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in HR6 8, 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
29.8
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).

HR6 8National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Shoplifting8.58.4
Public order6.54.6
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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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