Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bath Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kempsey , and the 11th highest crime rate of 257 local areas in Malvern Hills .

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 Bath Road (WR5 3HR) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 244.4% higher than the Kempsey average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (WR5 3HR), the main crime hotspot is near Begonia Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Begonia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Begonia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Begonia Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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