Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Huff Cap area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Birch , and the 138th highest crime rate of 628 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 Huff Cap (HR2 9HL) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huff Cap (HR2 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Tippetts Meadow. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huff Cap area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandler'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Other theft Tippetts Meadow Action to be taken by another organisation
Oct 2025Other theft Tippetts Meadow Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Tippetts Meadow Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Tippetts Meadow Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowfield Meadow Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Swaledale Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandler'S Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandler'S Close —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandler'S Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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