Total Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Howsell Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 257 local areas in Malvern Hills .
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 Lower Howsell Road (WR14 1DR) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Link average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Howsell Road (WR14 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twine Crescent, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlborough Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twine Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twine Crescent | Under investigation |
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