Total Crime Rate

257.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 257.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Orchard Close area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bircher , and the 20th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Close (SY7 0NH) in the last 12 months was 257.1 per 1,000 residents and was 808.6% higher than the Bircher average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 178.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 257.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Close area

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Data Sources

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