Total Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Matravers Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Barnards Green , and the 60th highest crime rate of 257 local areas in Malvern Hills .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Matravers Road (WR14 2EP) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Matravers Road (WR14 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Edith Berry Court. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashdown Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashdown Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ashdown Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ashdown Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ashdown Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ashdown Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matravers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Steamer Point | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Edith Berry Court | Under investigation |
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