Abbey vs Hereford Rural North

Abbey has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,411 crimes in the last 12 months. Hereford Rural North has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) with 697 crimes. Hereford Rural North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Abbey shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hereford Rural North shows -1.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Abbey, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (567 incidents). In Hereford Rural North, it is Violent Crime (326 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Abbey recorded 223 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hereford Rural North recorded 110. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Abbey totalled 567 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 326 in Hereford Rural North. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Abbey recorded 1,496 crimes (now 1,411, a change of -5.7%). Hereford Rural North recorded 708 crimes previously (now 697, -1.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Abbey has a resolution rate of 15.8% and Hereford Rural North has 12%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Abbey falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Hereford Rural North is covered by West Mercia Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Abbey and Hereford Rural North. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.