Crime Rates at Commercial Street, Hereford, HR1 2EH

Commercial Street 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 Street (HR1 2EH) in the last 12 months was 2258.3 per 1,000 residents and was 416.2% higher 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 289 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 380 (≈ 1141.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (HR1 2EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 199 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (151 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.