Total Crime Rate

259.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 259.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.5 10/10
  • Public order 44.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westcroft area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leominster East , and the 19th 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 Westcroft (HR6 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 259.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% higher than the Leominster East average (162.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcroft (HR6 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bramlea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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