Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Werstan Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnards Green , and the 34th highest crime rate of 256 local areas in Malvern Hills .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Werstan Close (WR14 3NH) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% higher than the Barnards Green average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -65.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Werstan Close (WR14 3NH), the main crime hotspot is near Hilton Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Werstan Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geraldine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Lea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Chase Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geraldine Road

Data Sources

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