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Crime in Malvern Hills by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,422crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+25%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Alfricklowest rate5 per 1,000 a year
41.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Malvern (13%), Newland (61%) and Rushwick (65%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1NewlandWR13 · 1,631 residents 260▲ 61%violence
2Upton-upon-SevernWR8 · 4,545 residents 107.4▲ 72%shoplifting
3Malvern WellsWR14 · 1,529 residents 94.2▲ 157%violence
4MalvernWR14 · 31,676 residents 80.8▲ 13%violence
5RushwickWR2 · 5,062 residents 80.6▲ 65%violence
6West MalvernWR14 · 2,615 residents 71.9▲ 4%violence
7Tenbury WellsWR15 · 5,368 residents 55.9▲ 36%violence
8Colletts GreenWR2 · 1,861 residents 53.7–violence
9KempseyWR5 · 5,043 residents 41.2▼ 2%violence
10Lower BroadheathWR2 · 1,568 residents 38.3▲ 15%violence
11Hanley SwanWR8 · 1,687 residents 37.9▼ 6%violence
12MartleyWR6 · 1,992 residents 34.1▼ 11%violence
13WellandWR13 · 2,433 residents 27.9▲ 6%violence
14HallowWR2 · 2,067 residents 17.4▼ 10%violence
15Great WitleyWR6 · 2,257 residents 14.2–anti-social behaviour
16Leigh SintonWR13 · 2,116 residents 11.3–violence
17Clifton upon TemeWR6 · 2,202 residents 10.9▼ 40%violence
18AlfrickWR6 · 1,600 residents 5–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Malvern Hills have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Alfrick, Clifton upon Teme, Leigh Sinton, Great Witley and Hallow.

Which areas of Malvern Hills have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Newland, Upton-upon-Severn, Malvern Wells, Malvern and Rushwick.

Is crime going up or down in Malvern Hills?

Across Malvern Hills, 1,422 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 25% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.