Total Crime Rate
89.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Taunton Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bobblestock , and the 104th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Way (HR4 9TT) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% higher than the Bobblestock average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Taunton Way (HR4 9TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brighton Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haldon Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hereford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ascot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Drive | Under investigation |
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