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Crime in HR8 1HX
How much crime is recorded in HR8 1HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fownhope, Tarrington & Marcle
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,884 (2024)
How safe is HR8 1HX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR8 1HX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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).
HR8 1HXNational
Burglary10.19.1
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order0.54.6
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.11.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.