Crime Rate in Kington, ward

Kington has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 wards in Herefordshire, County of district and the 2245th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 215th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kington in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Herefordshire, County of district average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -65.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Markwick Close, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Owens Yard (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.