Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Howsell Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 28th highest crime rate of 256 local areas in Malvern Hills .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Howsell Road (WR14 1TP) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Howsell Road (WR14 1TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yates Hay Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Howsell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jamaica Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Howsell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Michael Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peak View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lechmere Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastabrook Close —
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Data Sources

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