Total Crime Rate

690.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

237.0 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 690.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 237.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.7 10/10
  • Drugs 76.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Public order 56.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Catherine Street 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 Catherine Street (HR1 2ED) in the last 12 months was 690.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% higher than the Central average (447.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 236.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherine Street (HR1 2ED), 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 Catherine Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Commercial Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Country Bus Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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