Crime Rates at Ethelstan Crescent, Hereford, HR2 7HR

Ethelstan Crescent 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 Ethelstan Crescent (HR2 7HR) 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 Ethelstan Crescent (HR2 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Oval, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kinnersley Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.