Total Crime Rate

9.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.4 1/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cottage Row area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Castlemorton, Welland & Wells , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 256 local areas in Malvern Hills .

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 Cottage Row (WR8 0JX) in the last 12 months was 9.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Castlemorton, Welland & Wells average (34.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Row (WR8 0JX), 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 Cottage Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsfield Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Price'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street

Data Sources

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