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Overview of Malvern Hills crime rate

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With a low crime rating, Malvern Hills is positioned 24th among 25 neighboring districts based on crime statistics. In 2023, the area witnessed 5,121 reported incidents, against a backdrop of 79,486 residents. This situation translates into a crime rate of 64.43 per 1,000 people, reflecting an 11.06% decrease from the preceding year.

The most frequent crime types in Malvern Hills are Violence and sexual offences (36.8%), Anti-social behaviour (16.7%), and Public order (8.4%). The rarest categories include Robbery (0.5%), Bicycle theft (0.5%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).

Among its 22 wards, Malvern Hills shows the highest crime rates in Link (143.0), Pickersleigh (119.9), and Priory (Malvern Hills) (94.8). The safest wards are Teme Valley (29.1), Wells (Malvern Hills) (25.6), and Longdon (Malvern Hills) (19.5).

Regarding postcode districts within or overlapping Malvern Hills, WR14 (89.7), GL20 (82.4), and WR5 (81.6) register the highest crime figures, whereas WR6 (36.3), GL19 (33.3), and WR13 (33.2) are noted as the safest.

In Malvern Hills, there has been a significant rise in Anti-social behaviour by 12.91% since 2021, Other theft by 2.03% since 2022, Public order offences by 1.94% since 2022, and Violence and sexual offences by up to 3.04% since 2021. However, there has been a notable decline in Anti-social behaviour by 16.33% since 2022 and Violence and sexual offences by 2.06% since 2023.

Malvern Hills crime incidents by crime type

A total of 5121 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 1883 (36.8)%
Anti-social behaviour – 853 (16.7)%
Public order – 432 (8.4)%
Other theft – 416 (8.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 358 (7.0)%
Shoplifting – 357 (7.0)%
Burglary – 312 (6.1)%
Vehicle crime – 216 (4.2)%
Other crime – 110 (2.1)%
Drugs – 80 (1.6)%
Possession of weapons – 37 (0.7)%
Robbery – 25 (0.5)%
Bicycle theft – 25 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 17 (0.3)%

How does Malvern Hills compare against nearby areas ?

Malvern Hills ranks 24th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Malvern Hills is compared against

Crime rates in Malvern Hills wards

There are 22 wards within Malvern Hills. Link, Pickersleigh, Priory (Malvern Hills) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 22 wards from high crime rate to low.