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Crime in WR8 0

How much crime is recorded in WR8 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Malvern Hills
Region
West Midlands
Population
13,726 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR8 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR8 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).

WR8 0National
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary12.99.1
Shoplifting9.38.4
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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.

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