Total Crime Rate

2180.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1072.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2180.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1072.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 837.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 336.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 327.3 10/10
  • Public order 186.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 162.2 10/10
  • Drugs 93.1 10/10
  • Other theft 81.1 10/10
  • Other crime 45.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.0 10/10
  • Robbery 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 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 Commercial Road (HR1 2BD) in the last 12 months was 2180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 387.0% higher 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 279 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 357 (≈ 1072.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (HR1 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 128 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monkmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Widemarsh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barr'S Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barr'S Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Country Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Offa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Offa Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Offa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Peter'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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