Postcode · Alcester
Crime in B49 6LS
How much crime is recorded in B49 6LS, 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
- 2,017 (2024)
B49 6LSAlcester
How safe is B49 6LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B49 6LS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 6LSNational
Burglary16.89.1
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.