Widemarsh 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 from a council or housing association: 29% here, compared with 14% across Herefordshire, County of (15.6 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
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.
Homes rented privately: 34% here, compared with 19% across Herefordshire, County of (14.8 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: 16% here, compared with 25.9% across Herefordshire, County of (9.9 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.
Police-recorded locations for Widemarsh ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
857 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 831 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Widemarsh 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: 70 mapped crimes in September 2024; 100 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 · Widemarsh
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
70
11
October 2024
52
17
November 2024
74
19
December 2024
59
17
January 2025
56
20
February 2025
66
13
March 2025
80
17
April 2025
76
15
May 2025
83
10
June 2025
64
12
July 2025
84
9
August 2025
67
21
September 2025
73
14
October 2025
61
14
November 2025
69
12
December 2025
75
14
January 2026
61
17
February 2026
42
10
March 2026
53
14
April 2026
64
0
May 2026
85
0
June 2026
78
21
July 2026
96
17
August 2026
100
17
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Widemarsh
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
333
shoplifting
208
criminal damage arson
78
other theft
67
public order
58
drugs
40
bicycle theft
23
burglary
12
possession of weapons
12
other crime
9
robbery
8
vehicle crime
5
theft from the person
4
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.
