Total Crime Rate
89.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Damson Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Evesham North , and the 87th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Damson Drive (WR11 2AE) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Evesham North average (137.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Damson Drive (WR11 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Workman Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peewit Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Basson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jordan Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peewit Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Peewit Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maycroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maycroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bredon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Basson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Workman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blossomfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Watery Lane | Under investigation |
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