Postcode · Ross-on-Wye
Crime in HR9 5NG
How much crime is recorded in HR9 5NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ross-on-Wye
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,345 (2024)
How safe is HR9 5NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR9 5NG 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
HR9 5NGNational
Shoplifting13.38.4
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.