Total Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cowleigh Bank area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 90th 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 Cowleigh Bank (WR14 1PH) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowleigh Bank (WR14 1PH), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Skylark Rise | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowleigh Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steven'S View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steven'S View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Biggin Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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