Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Grafton Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Birch , and the 108th 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 Grafton Lane (HR2 8BL) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 324.4% higher than the Birch average (20.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Data Sources

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