Total Crime Rate
277.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fox Lane area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Ledbury North , and the 16th 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 Fox Lane (HR8 2GQ) in the last 12 months was 277.5 per 1,000 residents and was 331.9% higher than the Ledbury North average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fox Lane (HR8 2GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (19 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
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