Total Crime Rate

191.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 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 191.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Other theft 41.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kempsey , and the 14th 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 This (WR8 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 230.2% higher than the Kempsey average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode WR8 9DQ, the main crime hotspot is near Ash Lea, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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