Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Folly Lane area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Aylestone Hill , and the 59th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Folly Lane (HR1 1LR) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 266.1% higher than the Aylestone Hill average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Folly Lane (HR1 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aylestone Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Folly Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folly Lane | Under investigation |
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