Total Crime Rate
161.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
113.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Bengeworth , and the 39th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WR11 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% higher than the Bengeworth average (109.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (WR11 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Brick-Kiln Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 51 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 | Henry Fowler Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Terrill Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rynal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rynal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick-Kiln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | De La Bere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | De La Bere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Terrill Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De La Bere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rynal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick-Kiln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopkiln Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopkiln Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hopkiln Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hopkiln Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hopkiln Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rynal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick-Kiln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick-Kiln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick-Kiln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick-Kiln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick-Kiln Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick-Kiln Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brick-Kiln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brick-Kiln Street | Under investigation |
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