Total Crime Rate

278.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Robbery 16.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merstow Green area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Bengeworth , and the 15th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merstow Green (WR11 4BD) in the last 12 months was 278.7 per 1,000 residents and was 150.5% higher than the Bengeworth average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 420.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merstow Green (WR11 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4184 (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merstow Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4184 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merstow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Merstow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merstow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick-Kiln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4184 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick-Kiln Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4184 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A4184 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hopkiln Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopkiln Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopkiln Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bewdley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bewdley Lane —

Data Sources

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