Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mascall Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Belmont Rural , and the 253rd lowest 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 Mascall Close (HR2 7GG) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mascall Close (HR2 7GG), the main crime hotspot is near The Oval. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mascall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Home Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Home Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Maidstone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blackmarston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trilleck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merryhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Oval | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Oval | Under investigation |
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