Total Crime Rate

182.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Newlands Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leominster East , and the 38th 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 Newlands Road (HR6 8PS) in the last 12 months was 182.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Road (HR6 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Wigmore Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryelands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sand Pits Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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