Postcode · Ledbury
Crime in HR8 2TL
How much crime is recorded in HR8 2TL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ledbury
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,122 (2024)
HR8 2TLLedbury
How safe is HR8 2TL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR8 2TL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2TLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary10.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.