Total Crime Rate
197.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alicante Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnards Green , and the 14th highest crime rate of 256 local areas in Malvern Hills .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alicante Close (WR14 2SH) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 163.6% higher than the Barnards Green average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 230.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alicante Close (WR14 2SH), the main crime hotspot is near Edith Berry Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnards Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Edith Berry Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edith Berry Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edith Berry Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shirley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edith Berry Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edith Berry Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shirley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alicante Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matravers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ashdown Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashdown Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversley Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Close | Under investigation |
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