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Crime in WR6 5

How much crime is recorded in WR6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Malvern Hills
Region
West Midlands
Population
17,144 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR6 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR6 5, 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
41.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WR6 5National
Shoplifting70.58.4
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Burglary16.39.1
Bicycle theft10.81.0
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Public order5.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.94.5
Robbery4.41.4
Theft from the person3.12.1
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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