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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in HR6: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

HR6 recorded 109 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.41 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 46.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 25.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring46.99 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment109 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 25.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

109
trending_down -16.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

46.99per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

941

Within HR6 district

Herefordshire, County of

31,945

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 8 Public order: 5
13
High Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 1
10
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 6 Public order: 3
9
Hospital Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Public order: 2
6
Mortimer Street Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 1
5
Middlemarsh Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 1
4
Waterworks Lane Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Burglary: 1
4
Killhorse Lane Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Stockton Rock Map
total: 2 Public order: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
109 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
51
46.8%
Shoplifting
23
21.1%
Public Order
18
16.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
7
6.4%
Burglary
4
3.7%
Drug Offences
3
2.8%
Other Theft
2
1.8%
Robbery
1
0.9%

Crime Analysis: HR6

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in HR6 (46.8%). Shoplifting (21.1%) and Public Order (16.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in HR6 has fallen sharply — by 25.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for HR6 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -16.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -25.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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