Total Crime Rate
79.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rothesay Mead area has the 14th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Belmont Rural , and the 114th 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 Rothesay Mead (HR2 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rothesay Mead (HR2 7BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kilpeck Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherborne Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belmont Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunoon Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oban Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weobley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Bew Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastholme Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eric Brown Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmfirth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Millard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherborne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunoon Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunoon Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunoon Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pixley Walk | Under investigation |
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