Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pound Bank Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnards Green , and the 59th highest crime rate of 256 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 Pound Bank Road (WR14 2DB) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Barnards Green average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Bank Road (WR14 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Acorn Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pound Bank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4208 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Apple Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burrows Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Lea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Skyrrold Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Chase Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Bank Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Acorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lydes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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