Total Crime Rate
314.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hemmingway area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Evesham South , and the 9th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hemmingway (WR11 1HH) in the last 12 months was 314.6 per 1,000 residents and was 277.6% higher than the Evesham South average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hemmingway (WR11 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near St Richards Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemmingway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St James Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St James Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Catherines Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trinity Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Battleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Isbourne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fairfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Catherines Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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