Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hereford Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leominster East , and the 218th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hereford Road (HR6 8JS) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% lower than the Leominster East average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Road (HR6 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Botolphs Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacques Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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