Batchley and Central vs Ross-on-Wye

Batchley and Central has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,716 crimes in the last 12 months. Ross-on-Wye has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,224 crimes. Ross-on-Wye scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Batchley and Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Ross-on-Wye shows -8.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Batchley and Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (681 incidents). In Ross-on-Wye, it is Violent Crime (427 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Batchley and Central recorded 306 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ross-on-Wye recorded 192. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Batchley and Central totalled 681 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 427 in Ross-on-Wye. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Batchley and Central recorded 1,766 crimes (now 1,716, a change of -2.8%). Ross-on-Wye recorded 1,334 crimes previously (now 1,224, -8.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Batchley and Central has a resolution rate of 12.2% and Ross-on-Wye has 10.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Batchley and Central falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Ross-on-Wye is covered by West Mercia Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Batchley and Central and Ross-on-Wye. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.