Crime Rate in Whitecross, ward

Whitecross has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 wards in Herefordshire, County of district and the 765th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 60th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whitecross in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the Herefordshire, County of district average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitecross’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitecross ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 15 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Stephen'S Close (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.