Postcode · Alcester
Crime in B49 5EB
How much crime is recorded in B49 5EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alcester
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,802 (2024)
B49 5EBAlcester
How safe is B49 5EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B49 5EB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 5EBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Shoplifting5.88.4
Burglary5.39.1
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft1.54.5
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.21.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.