Total Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 147.7 9/10
  • Other theft 58.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holme Lacy Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Birch , and the 54th highest crime rate of 628 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 Holme Lacy Road (HR2 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 580.0% higher than the Birch average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holme Lacy Road (HR2 6BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coldnose Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holme Lacy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Public order Chapel Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Coldnose Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Coldnose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Coldnose Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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