Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 125.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 76.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Upper Howsell Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 26th highest crime rate of 257 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 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Link average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% 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 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tanhouse Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Upper Howsell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yates Hay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yates Hay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bronsil Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Glade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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