Total Crime Rate

314.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 314.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Robbery 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Drive 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 St James Drive (WR11 2UU) 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 St James Drive (WR11 2UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Richards Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Wulstans Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St James Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Georges Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St James Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemmingway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Catherines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Catherines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St James Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthews Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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