Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 23.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kernal Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kernal Road (HR4 0PR) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Greyfriars average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kernal Road (HR4 0PR), the main crime hotspot is near Grimmer Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kernal Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Melrose Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Place
Sep 2025Other crime Pomona Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pomona Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pomona Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pomona Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pomona Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grimmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grimmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baysham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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