Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grafton Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 107th highest crime rate of 256 local areas in Malvern Hills .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Close (WR14 1PA) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Link average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Close (WR14 1PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Place, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A449 (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Link| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lygon Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Trinity Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Uplands Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A449 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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