Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Pines area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Birch , and the 145th highest crime rate of 628 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Pines (HR2 8JN) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 228.9% higher than the Birch average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pines (HR2 8JN), the main crime hotspot is near Tump Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Pines area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Vehicle crime The Pines Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Queens Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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