Total Crime Rate

184.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 184.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 151.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Wigmore Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leominster East , and the 37th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wigmore Street (HR6 8PL) in the last 12 months was 184.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Leominster East average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wigmore Street (HR6 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quarry Bank Mews, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wigmore Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wigmore Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryelands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4361 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mortimer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sand Pits Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateway Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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