Total Crime Rate

160.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sayers Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 18th 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 Sayers Avenue (WR14 1PR) in the last 12 months was 160.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sayers Avenue (WR14 1PR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Sayers Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttercup Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biggin Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Rise Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttercup Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Buttercup Walk Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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