Crime Rates at Gaol Street, Hereford, HR1 2AF

Gaol Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 46th 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 Gaol Street (HR1 2AF) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaol Street (HR1 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.