Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 32.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Withies Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hagley , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Withies Close (HR1 3PS) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Hagley average (25.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Withies Close (HR1 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vine Tree Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St. Peter'S Field (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Withies Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milestone Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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