Crime Rate in College, ward

College has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 wards in Herefordshire, County of district and the 3147th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 297th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in College in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Herefordshire, County of district average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, College’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the College ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.