Postcode · Alcester
Crime in B49 6BB
How much crime is recorded in B49 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alcester
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,357 (2024)
B49 6BBAlcester
How safe is B49 6BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B49 6BB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 6BBNational
Violence and sexual offences44.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.