Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Castlemorton, Welland & Wells , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 256 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 Old Street (WR8 0HN) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 860.9% higher than the Castlemorton, Welland & Wells average (34.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (WR8 0HN), the main crime hotspot is near Court Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsfield Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
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Data Sources

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