Total Crime Rate

184.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walmer Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 38th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walmer Street (HR4 9JW) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Central average (437.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walmer Street (HR4 9JW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walmer Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gunners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gunners Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gunners Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bewell Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canonmoor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Drugs Shinwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edgar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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