Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.2 5/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blacksmiths Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham , and the 201st highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blacksmiths Close (WR11 7UP) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacksmiths Close (WR11 7UP), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blacksmiths Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cotswold View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cotswold View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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