Postcode · Alcester
Crime in B49 6FT
How much crime is recorded in B49 6FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilmcote & Great Alne
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,534 (2024)
B49 6FTAlcester
How safe is B49 6FT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B49 6FT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 6FTNational
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Public order0.54.6
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.