Total Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malvern Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bobblestock , and the 264th lowest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malvern Close (HR4 0TB) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Bobblestock average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malvern Close (HR4 0TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fayre Oakes Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bonington Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hereford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fayre Oakes Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shipton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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