Total Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Coach Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Droitwich South West , and the 106th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .
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 Old Coach Road (WR9 8BE) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Droitwich South West average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Coach Road (WR9 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Wych Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Droitwich South West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stalls Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wych Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wych Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wych Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wych Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wych Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chawson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chawson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Coach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wych Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nunnery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steynors Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nunnery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stalls Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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