Total Crime Rate
102.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coldstone Cross area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Birch , and the 85th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coldstone Cross (HR2 9HS) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 403.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coldstone Cross (HR2 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coldstone Cross, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowfield Meadow (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Coldstone Cross | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coldstone Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowfield Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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