Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hereford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ledbury North , and the 139th 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 Hereford Road (HR8 2PR) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Ledbury North average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Road (HR8 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Saxon Way. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hereford Road area

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Data Sources

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