Total Crime Rate
46.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alton Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Ross East , and the 245th 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 Alton Place (HR9 5NA) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Ross East average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alton Place (HR9 5NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smallbrook Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weston Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ross East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hildersley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smallbrook Gardens | Under investigation |
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