Total Crime Rate
147.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hopton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 54th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hopton Road (HR1 1BE) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Central average (447.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hopton Road (HR1 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (86 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hereford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bryngwyn Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geoffrey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barr'S Court Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barr'S Court Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Country Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
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