Postcode district · Tenbury Wells
Crime in WR15
How much crime is recorded in WR15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Malvern Hills
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 17,971 (2024)
How safe is WR15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR15, 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
WR15National
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary6.99.1
Shoplifting2.98.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.14.6
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.22.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.