Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 72.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Blenheim Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ledbury North , and the 131st 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 Blenheim Drive (HR8 2XE) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Drive (HR8 2XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shepherds Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blenheim Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Russet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shepherds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mabel'S Furlong Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mabel'S Furlong Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mabel'S Furlong Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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