Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bishops Frome & Cradley , and the 48th lowest 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 New Road (HR7 4AL) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Bishops Frome & Cradley average (36.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (HR7 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bannut Tree, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bannut Tree Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wye Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Highwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firs Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milvern Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Bannut Tree Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Teme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cruxwell Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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