Central ward · Herefordshire, County of. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 43% here, compared with 19% across Herefordshire, County of (23.7 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 18% here, compared with 25.9% across Herefordshire, County of (7.9 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 38% here, compared with 32.7% across Herefordshire, County of (5.3 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Central ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,243 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,209 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Central ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 107 mapped crimes in September 2024; 128 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Central
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
107
19
October 2024
104
18
November 2024
93
21
December 2024
106
29
January 2025
95
17
February 2025
78
27
March 2025
98
33
April 2025
77
18
May 2025
95
22
June 2025
118
25
July 2025
126
21
August 2025
112
18
September 2025
92
13
October 2025
106
24
November 2025
107
14
December 2025
126
21
January 2026
88
22
February 2026
89
21
March 2026
107
21
April 2026
115
0
May 2026
97
0
June 2026
98
17
July 2026
90
18
August 2026
128
24
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Central
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
553
shoplifting
228
public order
137
criminal damage arson
103
other theft
59
drugs
52
bicycle theft
27
other crime
19
burglary
16
possession of weapons
14
robbery
13
theft from the person
11
vehicle crime
11
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
