Total Crime Rate

698.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 698.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 341.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.3 10/10
  • Public order 64.3 10/10
  • Drugs 56.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (HR1 2BG) in the last 12 months was 698.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% higher than the Central average (437.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 184.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (HR1 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 129 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coningsby Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaol Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkmoor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkmoor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Monkmoor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monkmoor Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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