Ross-on-Wye
Middle areaSouth east Herefordshire. 11,369 people in 9.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Ross-on-Wye live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ross-on-Wye
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ross-on-Wye at a rate of 73.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Herefordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 290 |
| Shoplifting | 148 |
| Other crime | 130 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 121 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 82 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ross-on-Wye compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ross-on-Wye safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ross-on-Wye at a rate of 73.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Herefordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ross-on-Wye.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (290), shoplifting (148) and other crime (130).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Herefordshire
These figures are published for the whole of Herefordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Herefordshire and not Ross-on-Wye alone. See Herefordshire
Ross-on-Wye in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ross-on-Wye was £289,000 in 2025.
Ross-on-Wye had 10,990 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Ross-on-Wye live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ross-on-Wye, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.