Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kernal Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 153rd 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 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kernal Road (HR4 0PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Railway Mews, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grimmer Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kernal Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pomona Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxwhelp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxwhelp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxwhelp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxwhelp Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxwhelp Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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