Total Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodedge area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Ross East , and the 276th 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 Woodedge (HR9 5QD) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Ross East average (93.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodedge (HR9 5QD), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Edge. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ross East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Three Choirs Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Purland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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