Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Witts Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Belmont Rural , and the 96th highest crime rate of 626 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 Charles Witts Avenue (HR2 7BD) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 113.8% higher than the Belmont Rural average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Witts Avenue (HR2 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Hunderton Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 30 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunderton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Springfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunderton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunderton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunderton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunderton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hunderton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunderton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Merryhill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vaga Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs May Banks Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembridge Close —
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Data Sources

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