Postcode · Leominster
Crime in HR6 8JA
How much crime is recorded in HR6 8JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leominster South
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,682 (2024)
HR6 8JALeominster
How safe is HR6 8JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR6 8JA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HR6 8JANational
Violence and sexual offences39.923.6
Shoplifting16.18.4
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Public order14.64.6
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Burglary8.89.1
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.