Crime Rate in Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington, ward

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Wychavon district and the 3251st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 306th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Wychavon district average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 198 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Skylark Rise. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.