Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 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
  • 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

Middlemarsh area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leominster East , and the 89th 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 Middlemarsh (HR6 8UR) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlemarsh (HR6 8UR), the main crime hotspot is near Middlemarsh. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Middlemarsh area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlemarsh Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Marsh Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgemoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlemarsh Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlemarsh Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Middlemarsh Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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