Total Crime Rate

199.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 125.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Danesfield Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leominster East , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Danesfield Drive (HR6 8HP) in the last 12 months was 199.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher than the Leominster East average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Danesfield Drive (HR6 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newlands Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A44 (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Danesfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A44 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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