Total Crime Rate
74.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025York Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bobblestock , and the 129th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around York Close (HR4 9TN) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Bobblestock average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Close (HR4 9TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bobblestock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wetherby Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ascot Close | Under investigation |
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