Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rothesay Mead area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Belmont Rural , and the 226th 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 Rothesay Mead (HR2 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothesay Mead (HR2 7BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pixley Walk, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottonwoods (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rothesay Mead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastholme Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilpeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Bew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treago Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Mead Under investigation

Data Sources

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