Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Walkers Lane area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington , and the 34th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .

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 Walkers Lane (WR5 2RE) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 188.9% higher than the Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 903.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walkers Lane (WR5 2RE), the main crime hotspot is near Berkeley Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walkers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swinesherd Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinesherd Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swinesherd Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swinesherd Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilmot Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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