Total Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Hills area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 127th 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 Old Hills (WR2 4TQ) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Link average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Hills (WR2 4TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bush Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4424 (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Powick & the Hanleys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4424 | Under investigation |
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