Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashfield Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bishops Frome & Cradley , and the 122nd 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 Ashfield Way (HR7 4BF) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 111.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 550.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Way (HR7 4BF), the main crime hotspot is near Bannut Tree. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bannut Tree Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bannut Tree Under investigation

Data Sources

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