Total Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Whitecross Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 77th 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 Whitecross Road (HR4 0LS) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross Road (HR4 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitecross Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baggallay Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitecross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baggallay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meyrick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Thomas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitecross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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