Total Crime Rate
95.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Portna Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leominster East , and the 93rd 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 Portna Way (HR6 9AE) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portna Way (HR6 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Far Meadow Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portna Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portna Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portna Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mowbray Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blanchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hopyard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopyard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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