Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princess Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 172nd 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 Princess Avenue (HR1 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Avenue (HR1 1HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent Gardens (16 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 | Regent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Huskinsons Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frederick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Queensway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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