Crap Towns / Leominster / Crime

How much crime is there in Leominster?

The police recorded 91.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Leominster from September 2023 to August 2026, 19% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 41.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 82.4, down from 91.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	91.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	99.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	82.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	41.9	34.1
Shoplifting	12.9	7.1
Public order	9.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	8.8	7.0
Other theft	5.9	5.4
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Drugs	2.6	2.4
Other crime	2.6	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.6	3.8
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Worcester	36.6 km	97.3
Kidderminster	38.2 km	91.6
Leominster	–	91.0
Hereford	19.0 km	82.3
Ludlow	16.2 km	72.7
Ross-on-Wye	36.3 km	66.6
Newent	40.2 km	65.3
Great Malvern	31.6 km	63.4
Stourport-on-Severn	34.4 km	61.6
Ledbury	30.5 km	52.7
Bewdley	34.1 km	51.0
The typical town	–	76.2