Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Waterfield Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Belmont Rural , and the 221st 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 Waterfield Road (HR2 7ES) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfield Road (HR2 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beattie Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golden Post (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waterfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sydwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilpeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Golden Post Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodward Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Trilleck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beattie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beattie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glastonbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maidstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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