Total Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Firs Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castlemorton, Welland & Wells , and the 28th lowest 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 Firs Close (WR14 3HR) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Castlemorton, Welland & Wells average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Firs Close (WR14 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near College Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellmere Gardens (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bellmere Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bellmere Gardens | Under investigation |
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