Total Crime Rate
404.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holmer Road area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bobblestock , and the 9th 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 Holmer Road (HR4 9TA) in the last 12 months was 404.3 per 1,000 residents and was 485.3% higher than the Bobblestock average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 118.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holmer Road (HR4 9TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mortimer Trading Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsway | Under investigation |
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