Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crown Lea Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Barnards Green , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 257 local areas in Malvern Hills .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Lea Avenue (WR14 2DR) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crown Lea Avenue (WR14 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lydes Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Watkins' Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lydes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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