Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 134.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lydes Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Barnards Green , and the 24th 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 Lydes Road (WR14 2BY) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% higher than the Barnards Green average (70.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydes Road (WR14 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Langland Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lydes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lydes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langland Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langland Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4208 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Apple Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Orchard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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