Postcode · Ledbury
Crime in HR8 1DR
How much crime is recorded in HR8 1DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ledbury
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,738 (2024)
HR8 1DRLedbury
How safe is HR8 1DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR8 1DR area, 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
HR8 1DRNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.