Total Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Herefordshire, County of has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 districts in West Midlands region and the 69th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (West Midlands), it has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 districts.
The overall crime rate in Herefordshire, County of in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the West Midlands region average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Herefordshire, County of’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4,762 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 38 cases , down -13.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 10.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -13.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5,739 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 62.7 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central | 447.7 | 385.1 (615%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Leominster East | 152.8 | 90.1 (144%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Hinton & Hunderton | 127.7 | 65.0 (104%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Widemarsh | 106.6 | 43.9 (70%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Ross East | 93.2 | 30.6 (49%) | High 8/10 |
| 6 | Bromyard Bringsty | 87.5 | 24.8 (40%) | High 8/10 |
| 7 | Greyfriars | 77.8 | 15.1 (24%) | High 7/10 |
| 8 | Leominster South | 76.3 | 13.6 (22%) | High 7/10 |
| 9 | Bobblestock | 69.1 | 6.4 (10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 10 | Red Hill | 62.8 | 0.1 (0%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 11 | College | 59.2 | -3.5 (-6%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 12 | Bromyard West | 58.4 | -4.3 (-7%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 13 | Ledbury North | 57.5 | -5.2 (-8%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 14 | Newton Farm | 55.8 | -6.9 (-11%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 15 | Leominster North & Rural | 53.4 | -9.2 (-15%) | Low 4/10 |
| 16 | Ross West | 49.3 | -13.4 (-21%) | Low 4/10 |
| 17 | Dinedor Hill | 47.6 | -15.0 (-24%) | Low 4/10 |
| 18 | Belmont Rural | 46.6 | -16.1 (-26%) | Low 4/10 |
| 19 | Ledbury South | 45.9 | -16.7 (-27%) | Low 4/10 |
| 20 | Kington | 45.0 | -17.6 (-28%) | Low 3/10 |
| 21 | Holmer | 43.8 | -18.8 (-30%) | Low 3/10 |
| 22 | Wormside | 43.2 | -19.5 (-31%) | Low 3/10 |
| 23 | Backbury | 42.8 | -19.8 (-32%) | Low 3/10 |
| 24 | Weobley | 42.6 | -20.1 (-32%) | Low 3/10 |
| 25 | Stoney Street | 39.8 | -22.9 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 26 | Aylestone Hill | 39.1 | -23.5 (-38%) | Low 3/10 |
| 27 | Ross North | 37.8 | -24.8 (-40%) | Low 3/10 |
| 28 | Kings Acre | 36.4 | -26.3 (-42%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 29 | Old Gore | 36.3 | -26.4 (-42%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 30 | Kerne Bridge | 35.9 | -26.8 (-43%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 31 | Bishops Frome & Cradley | 35.0 | -27.7 (-44%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 32 | Whitecross | 34.8 | -27.9 (-44%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 33 | Three Crosses | 32.7 | -29.9 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 34 | Llangarron | 32.4 | -30.3 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 35 | Golden Valley North | 32.3 | -30.4 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 36 | Hampton | 31.1 | -31.6 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 37 | Bircher | 30.9 | -31.8 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 38 | Castle | 30.2 | -32.4 (-52%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 39 | Leominster West | 29.9 | -32.8 (-52%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 40 | Hope End | 29.5 | -33.2 (-53%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 41 | Penyard | 29.4 | -33.2 (-53%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 42 | Saxon Gate | 29.1 | -33.5 (-54%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 43 | Mortimer | 27.1 | -35.5 (-57%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 44 | Sutton Walls | 25.8 | -36.9 (-59%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 45 | Queenswood | 25.4 | -37.2 (-59%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 46 | Hagley | 25.2 | -37.5 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 47 | Arrow | 24.6 | -38.1 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 48 | Credenhill | 24.2 | -38.5 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 49 | Golden Valley South | 21.9 | -40.7 (-65%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 50 | Eign Hill | 21.9 | -40.8 (-65%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 51 | Birch | 20.4 | -42.2 (-67%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 52 | Tupsley | 14.2 | -48.5 (-77%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 53 | Ledbury West | 12.5 | -50.2 (-80%) | Very low 1/10 |
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