Postcode · Ross-on-Wye
Crime in HR9 5PB
How much crime is recorded in HR9 5PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ross-on-Wye
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,835 (2024)
HR9 5PBRoss-on-Wye
How safe is HR9 5PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR9 5PB 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 5PBNational
Shoplifting22.18.4
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order6.84.6
Other theft5.04.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.