Total Crime Rate

205.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 205.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ashlea area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kempsey , and the 10th 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 Ashlea (WR8 9DY) in the last 12 months was 205.5 per 1,000 residents and was 282.4% higher than the Kempsey average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashlea (WR8 9DY), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Close. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashlea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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