Total Crime Rate

173.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 173.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lacy Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leominster East , and the 44th 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 Lacy Way (HR6 9AY) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacy Way (HR6 9AY), the main crime hotspot is near Portna Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lacy Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopyard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopyard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopyard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Far Meadow Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Far Meadow Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portna Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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