Total Crime Rate

2180.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1072.1 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 2180.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1072.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 837.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 336.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 327.3 10/10
  • Public order 186.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 162.2 10/10
  • Drugs 93.1 10/10
  • Other theft 81.1 10/10
  • Other crime 45.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.0 10/10
  • Robbery 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
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

Widemarsh Street area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Widemarsh Street (HR4 9EA) in the last 12 months was 2180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 387.0% higher than the Central average (447.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 279 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 357 (≈ 1072.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widemarsh Street (HR4 9EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 242 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Widemarsh Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palace Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Palace Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Commercial Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aubrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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