Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birch Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kempsey , and the 76th lowest 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 Birch Lane (WR8 9DN) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

Crime Over Time in Birch Lane area

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Data Sources

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