Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Pastures area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Birch , and the 249th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Pastures (HR2 6EU) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% higher than the Birch average (22.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pastures (HR2 6EU), the main crime hotspot is near Laycock Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Pastures area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Laycock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Dales Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aconbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laycock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laycock Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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