Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Howsell Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 76th highest crime rate of 257 local areas in Malvern Hills .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howsell Road (WR14 1US) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howsell Road (WR14 1US), the main crime hotspot is near Pickersleigh Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Howsell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pickersleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickersleigh Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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