Total Crime Rate

528.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

352.2 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 528.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 352.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.7 10/10
  • Public order 86.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Guthlac Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 5th 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 St Guthlac Street (HR1 2EY) in the last 12 months was 528.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 352.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Guthlac Street (HR1 2EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (86 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Guthlac Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mansbridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Country Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daw'S Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Owen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Owen Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templars Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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