Total Crime Rate

147.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 147.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Martins Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Ledbury North , and the 53rd 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 Martins Way (HR8 2XW) in the last 12 months was 147.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martins Way (HR8 2XW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martins Way, where police recorded 14 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 Martins Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martins Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakland Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martins Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martins Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Biddulph Way 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 Ellenscroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Biddulph Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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