Crime Rate in Saxon Gate, ward

Saxon Gate has the 14th lowest crime rate of 53 wards in Herefordshire, County of district and the 657th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 49th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Saxon Gate in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Herefordshire, County of district average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Saxon Gate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Saxon Gate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Dinedor Avenue, with 27 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Saddlers Way (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.