Crime Rate in Belmont Rural, ward

Belmont Rural has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 wards in Herefordshire, County of district and the 2136th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 199th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Belmont Rural in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Herefordshire, County of district average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Belmont Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Belmont Rural ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Abbotsmead Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.