Golden Valley South
WardSouth west Herefordshire. About 3,399 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 182 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 78% of people in Golden Valley South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Golden Valley South compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Golden Valley South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Golden Valley South at a rate of 27.3 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, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Golden Valley South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (33), other crime (19) and burglary (11).
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 ward, so they describe all of Herefordshire and not Golden Valley South alone. See Herefordshire
Golden Valley South in brief
Golden Valley South had 3,288 usual residents at the census.
About 78% of people in Golden Valley South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Golden Valley South, 19.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Golden Valley South, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.