Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodshears Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castlemorton, Welland & Wells , and the 27th highest crime rate of 257 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 Woodshears Road (WR14 3DP) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 221.3% higher than the Castlemorton, Welland & Wells average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodshears Road (WR14 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodshears Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Priory Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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