Crime Rates at Blackfriars Street, Hereford, HR4 9HS

Blackfriars 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 Blackfriars Street (HR4 9HS) 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 Blackfriars Street (HR4 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 242 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.