Postcode district · Leominster
Crime in HR6
How much crime is recorded in HR6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 33,066 (2024)
HR6Postcode district · Leominster
How safe is HR6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in HR6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
HR6National
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary6.49.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Shoplifting5.28.4
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.