Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Meadow area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bircher , and the 285th lowest 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 Kings Meadow (HR6 9UY) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher than the Bircher average (30.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Meadow (HR6 9UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ford Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsmeadow (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leominster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmeadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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