Total Crime Rate

201.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 201.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Friars Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friars Street (HR4 0DA) in the last 12 months was 201.3 per 1,000 residents and was 159.0% higher than the Greyfriars average (77.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Street (HR4 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Friars Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Aubrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gunners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gunners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gunners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aubrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aubrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eign Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moorfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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