Postcode · Ross-on-Wye
Crime in HR9 5PL
How much crime is recorded in HR9 5PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ross-on-Wye
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,223 (2024)
HR9 5PLRoss-on-Wye
How safe is HR9 5PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR9 5PL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 5PLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Burglary8.49.1
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.