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Crime in HR8 2WA

How much crime is recorded in HR8 2WA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Ledbury
Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,454 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HR8 2WA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR8 2WA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2WANational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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