Postcode · Alcester
Crime in B49 5AJ
How much crime is recorded in B49 5AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alcester
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
B49 5AJAlcester
How safe is B49 5AJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B49 5AJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B49 5AJNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Shoplifting4.28.4
Burglary2.89.1
Public order2.64.6
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.