Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 73.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Charles Witts Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Belmont Rural , and the 130th highest 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 Charles Witts Avenue (HR2 7BD) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Belmont Rural average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Witts Avenue (HR2 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Hunderton Avenue. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Witts Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Springfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wallis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blackmarston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rogers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rogers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunderton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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