Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 62.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Ferndown Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Ledbury North , and the 171st 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 Ferndown Road (HR8 2XH) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndown Road (HR8 2XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Biddulph Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Miller Craddock Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Biddulph Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Biddulph Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mabel'S Furlong Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Biddulph Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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