Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penhaligon Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 86th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penhaligon Way (HR4 9YB) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhaligon Way (HR4 9YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keir Hardie Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penhaligon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keir Hardie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nolan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chave Court Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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