Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pound Meadow area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Ledbury North , and the 244th highest crime rate of 626 local areas in Herefordshire, County of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pound Meadow (HR8 2EU) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Meadow (HR8 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 17 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 Pound Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellenscroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakland Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Biddulph Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Biddulph Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Biddulph Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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