Total Crime Rate
112.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 29th highest crime rate of 257 local areas in Malvern Hills .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (WR14 1NG) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (WR14 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickersleigh Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickersleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pickersleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Matthias Close | Under investigation |
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