Total Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradley Drive area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 111th highest 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 Bradley Drive (WR14 1JS) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradley Drive (WR14 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Archer Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttercup Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttercup Walk | 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Biggin Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skylark Rise | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Buttercup Walk | Formal action is not in the public interest |
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