Total Crime Rate
37.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cooper Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 119th 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 Cooper Street (WR14 1FL) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Link average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cooper Street (WR14 1FL), the main crime hotspot is near Cales Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 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 | Yates Hay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yates Hay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skylark Rise | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttercup Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttercup Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Buttercup Walk | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Biggin Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Sinton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Sinton Road | Under investigation |
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