Crime Rate in Bromyard West, ward

Bromyard West has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 wards in Herefordshire, County of district and the 2653rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 250th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bromyard West in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Herefordshire, County of district average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bromyard West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bromyard West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dry Thistle Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.