Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Birch , and the 31st highest crime rate of 628 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (HR2 8AG) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 886.6% higher than the Birch average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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