Total Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farr Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Aylestone Hill , and the 179th highest 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 Farr Close (HR1 1QF) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher than the Aylestone Hill average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farr Close (HR1 1QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cilcennin Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aylestone Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnstone Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cilcennin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kentchurch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kentchurch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kentchurch Close | Under investigation |
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