Total Crime Rate
63.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heron Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Belmont Rural , and the 160th 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 Heron Close (HR2 7TP) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher than the Belmont Rural average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heron Close (HR2 7TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pixley Walk, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowantree Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | George Bew Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastholme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunoon Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherborne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treago Grove | Under investigation |
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