Crime Rates at Ridgeway Avenue, Hereford, HR2 6HW

Ridgeway Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hinton & Hunderton , and the 134th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway Avenue (HR2 6HW) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Hinton & Hunderton average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Avenue (HR2 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longmeadow, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laycock Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.