Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sling Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Castlemorton, Welland & Wells , and the 99th highest crime rate of 256 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 Sling Lane (WR14 2TU) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher than the Castlemorton, Welland & Wells average (34.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sling Lane (WR14 2TU), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Crescent. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Castlemorton, Welland & Wells

Crime Over Time in Sling Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wordsworth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kipling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clerkenwell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clerkenwell Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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