Total Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queensway area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queensway (HR1 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% lower than the Central average (437.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 6 cases , down -53.8% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensway (HR1 1HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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