Total Crime Rate
94.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad Leys Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hinton & Hunderton , and the 95th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Leys Crescent (HR2 7RT) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Hinton & Hunderton average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Leys Crescent (HR2 7RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dinedor Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saddlers Way (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hereford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dinedor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Laburnum Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopbine Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Furlong | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Broad Leys Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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