Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oakfield Villas area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Ledbury North , and the 164th highest 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 Oakfield Villas (HR8 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Ledbury North average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Villas (HR8 2BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oatleys Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellenscroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Way —
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Data Sources

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