Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsway area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 237th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (HR1 1HB) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% lower than the Central average (437.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (HR1 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huskinsons Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farriers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newtown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newtown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newtown Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Gardens

Data Sources

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