All the crimes reported in Herefordshire in December

As part of a monthly series, the Hereford Times is charting every crime in the county on an interactive map for readers to stay on top of what is happening and where.

This month, our map reveals the location of every crime reported to West Mercia Police in December 2022 (the latest available full month of data).

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The map shows location, type of offence, and outcome or current status of the police investigation.

Readers can use the online tool to see what happened near their homes, schools and places of work and build an understanding of the county’s crime hotspots.

By far the greatest number of reported offences were violent and sexual offences, with a total of 431 such offences reported in the county.

This was followed by anti-social behaviour, with 168 reports, criminal damage and arson, with 91 reports, theft, with 90 reports, burglary, with 85 reports, and public order, with 71 reports.

The least reported crimes were robbery (eight offences) and theft from the person (one offence).

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