Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yew Tree Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in North Claines & Salwarpe , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .
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 Yew Tree Lane (WR3 8RF) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the North Claines & Salwarpe average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yew Tree Lane (WR3 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Perrycroft Close. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In North Claines & Salwarpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrycroft Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Okeys Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrycroft Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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