Total Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moorlands Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 94th lowest 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 Moorlands Road (WR14 2UB) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Link average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 193.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorlands Road (WR14 2UB), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Link| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wordsworth Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clerkenwell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clerkenwell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kipling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kipling Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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