Crime Rate in Martley, ward

Martley has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Malvern Hills district and the 878th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 69th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Martley in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Malvern Hills district average (57.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Martley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Martley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Weston Hill (4 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.