Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gardens Walk area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castlemorton, Welland & Wells , and the 107th highest crime rate of 257 local areas in Malvern Hills .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gardens Walk (WR8 0LL) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Castlemorton, Welland & Wells average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardens Walk (WR8 0LL), the main crime hotspot is near Court Street. Police recorded 82 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 Gardens Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Court Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Court Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Tennant Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs William Tennant Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Riverside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Court Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Court Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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