March 2026 Source: West Mercia Police Police

malvern hills Crime Intelligence Report

malvern hills recorded 392 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.93 per 1,000 residents. This places malvern hills at #293 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 13.0% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 2.5% lower.

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

392
trending_up +13.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

54.94per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#40of 330

Top 13% Safest UK

Worcestershire

#1rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 17
17
On or near Court Street Map
Shoplifting: 11 Bicycle theft: 1
11
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 10
10
On or near The Common Map
Violence and sexual offences: 9
9
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 4 Burglary: 2 Vehicle crime: 1
4
On or near Langland Close Map
Shoplifting: 3 Public order: 3
3
On or near Netherley Lane Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
On or near Lime Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
On or near Petrol Station Map
Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 1
4
On or near Martin Close Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5
5

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
392 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
163
41.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
58
14.8%
Shoplifting
38
9.7%
Public Order
33
8.4%
Burglary
26
6.6%
Other Theft
21
5.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
18
4.6%
Other Crime
12
3.1%
Vehicle Crime
11
2.8%
Drug Offences
7
1.8%
Weapons Possession
2
0.5%
Robbery
1
0.3%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

397

Total Stops

22.4%

Arrest Rate

82

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

249

Offensive weapons

52

Article for use in theft

43

Stolen goods

32

Articles for use in criminal damage

6

Firearms

6

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

4

Outcome

A no further action disposal279
Arrest89
Community resolution19
Khat or Cannabis warning3
Summons / charged by post3
Penalty Notice for Disorder3
Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male327
Female54

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

77.2%

White

13.1%

Asian

5.8%

Black

2.6%

Mixed

1.3%

Other

Stop & search data published by West Mercia Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

22 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Pickersleigh 58 104.2
2Link 51 73.8
3Upton and Hanley 35 65.0
4Baldwin 7 61.3
5Kempsey 25 54.4

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldLongdon 2 0.9
shieldTeme Valley 2 0.9
shieldLindridge 7 3.1
shieldAlfrick and Leigh 7 1.9
shieldWells 9 2.8

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +13.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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