Total Crime Rate
104.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lambert Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington , and the 65th 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 Lambert Lane (WR5 2SN) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 261.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lambert Lane (WR5 2SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swinesherd Way, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilmot Walk (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinesherd Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilmot Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitscottie Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinesherd Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinesherd Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dinchall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinchall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swinesherd Way | Under investigation |
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