Postcode · Alcester
Crime in B49 5LU
How much crime is recorded in B49 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Inkberrow & Flyford Flavell
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,710 (2024)
B49 5LUAlcester
How safe is B49 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B49 5LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 5LUNational
Burglary17.69.1
Violence and sexual offences4.923.6
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Public order0.74.6
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.