Crime Rate in Penyard, ward

Penyard has the 11th lowest crime rate of 53 wards in Herefordshire, County of district and the 626th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 44th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penyard in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Herefordshire, County of district average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penyard’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penyard ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Springetts Lane, with 9 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Fording Lane (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.