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Overview of Wychavon crime rate

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Wychavon, with a medium crime level, is ranked 14th among nearby boroughs for its crime rate. In 2023, it saw 10146 crime incidents against a population of 132492, equating to a crime rate of 76.58 per 1000 residents, marking a 3.61% reduction from the previous year.

The most common crime types include Violence and sexual offences (32.3%), Anti-social behaviour (16.7%), and Shoplifting (8.8%), with Bicycle theft, Robbery, and Theft from the person being the least frequent.

Among its 32 wards, Evesham North, Pershore, and Bengeworth report the highest crime rates, while Fladbury, Droitwich South East, and Bowbrook are the safest.

In terms of Postcode districts within Wychavon, WR4, DY10, and CV37 have higher crime rates, whereas B96, WR7, and WR6 are significantly safer.

In Wychavon, there have been various changes in crime trends over the years. Anti-social behaviour saw a significant increase of 9.27% in 2021, despite a decrease of 4.44% in 2020 and a more substantial decrease of 13.25% in 2022. Violence and sexual offences increased by 2.63% in 2021 and 3.32% in 2022, but saw a reduction of 3.32% in 2023. There was a moderate increase in Public order crimes by 2.04% in 2022 and Shoplifting by 2.29% in 2023. Conversely, there were declines in several categories in 2020, including Burglary, Criminal damage and arson, Other theft, and Vehicle crime.

Wychavon crime incidents by crime type

A total of 10146 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3276 (32.3)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1692 (16.7)%
Shoplifting – 893 (8.8)%
Other theft – 810 (8.0)%
Burglary – 803 (7.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 799 (7.9)%
Public order – 740 (7.3)%
Vehicle crime – 539 (5.3)%
Other crime – 206 (2.0)%
Drugs – 186 (1.8)%
Possession of weapons – 67 (0.7)%
Bicycle theft – 56 (0.6)%
Robbery – 50 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 29 (0.3)%

How does Wychavon compare against nearby areas ?

Wychavon ranks 14th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

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

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Crime rates in Wychavon wards

There are 32 wards within Wychavon. Evesham North, Pershore, Bengeworth 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 32 wards from high crime rate to low.