Hereford Central
Middle areaSouth Herefordshire. 10,130 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Hereford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hereford Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hereford Central at a rate of 243.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Herefordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 948 |
| Shoplifting | 418 |
| Other crime | 401 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 341 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 183 |
| Drug offences | 96 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hereford Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hereford Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hereford Central at a rate of 243.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Herefordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 274 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hereford Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (948), shoplifting (418) and other crime (401).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Herefordshire
These figures are published for the whole of Herefordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Herefordshire and not Hereford Central alone. See Herefordshire
Hereford Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hereford Central was £228,750 in 2025.
Hereford Central had 9,767 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Hereford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hereford Central, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.