Crime Rate in Ledbury West, ward

Ledbury West has the lowest crime rate of 53 wards in Herefordshire, County of district and the 202nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ledbury West in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Herefordshire, County of district average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ledbury West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ledbury West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Northdown Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.