Total Crime Rate

229.6 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 229.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Symonds Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 26th 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 Symonds Street (HR1 2HA) in the last 12 months was 229.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 125.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symonds Street (HR1 2HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Symonds Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonebow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cantilupe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cantilupe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Guthlac Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Guthlac Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Guthlac Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonebow Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaol Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkmoor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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