Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cradley Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Belmont Rural , and the 68th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cradley Close (HR2 7TE) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 169.5% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cradley Close (HR2 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pixley Walk, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherborne Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cradley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs George Bew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treago Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilpeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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