Crime Rate in Powick & the Hanleys, ward

Powick & the Hanleys has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Malvern Hills district and the 1177th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 101st lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Powick & the Hanleys in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Malvern Hills district average (57.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Powick & the Hanleys’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Powick & the Hanleys ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Old Malvern Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.