Crime Rate in Great Malvern, ward

Great Malvern has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Malvern Hills district and the 2030th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 194th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Malvern in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the Malvern Hills district average (57.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Malvern’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Malvern ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 75 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.