Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chestnut Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Ledbury North , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Close (HR8 2EP) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Ledbury North average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
In the area around Chestnut Close (HR8 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martins Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biddulph Way (8 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Biddulph Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martins Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martins Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakland Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biddulph Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Biddulph Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Biddulph Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martins Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ellenscroft Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oatleys Terrace | Under investigation |
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