Total Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knapp Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 25th 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 Knapp Way (WR14 1SA) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knapp Way (WR14 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knapp Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Sinton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Glade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yates Hay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yates Hay Road | 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 | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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