Total Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ethelstan Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Belmont Rural , and the 178th 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 7HS) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ethelstan Crescent (HR2 7HS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherborne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trilleck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Oval | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Oval | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Maidstone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mascall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilpeck Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinnersley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilpeck Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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