Total Crime Rate
148.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belle Orchard area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Ledbury North , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belle Orchard (HR8 1DD) in the last 12 months was 148.0 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% higher than the Ledbury North average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belle Orchard (HR8 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ledbury North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
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