Crime Rate in Bishops Frome & Cradley, ward

Bishops Frome & Cradley has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 wards in Herefordshire, County of district and the 1299th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 113th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bishops Frome & Cradley in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Herefordshire, County of district average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bishops Frome & Cradley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bishops Frome & Cradley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.