Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wegnalls Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leominster East , and the 134th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wegnalls Way (HR6 8TQ) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Leominster East average (162.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wegnalls Way (HR6 8TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Matilda Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wegnalls Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barons' Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ebnal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaker View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barons' Cross Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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