Crime in Malvern Hills
Recorded crime in Malvern Hills is 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 8%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
83,227 residents in 45 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 4.5/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −8%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 8% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Malvern Hills, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the England and Wales average. 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 21% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 19 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 4.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 20.6 |
| Drugs | 1.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 4.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.4 |
| Public order | 3.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 3.5 |
What crimes are recorded in Malvern Hills
63.6 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in the South Worcester partnership area in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Figures for the South Worcester community safety partnership, which covers Malvern Hills, Worcester and Wychavon.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 349 | 1.1 | Down 18% |
| Cars broken into | 400 | 1.2 | Down 36% |
| Vehicle tampering | 155 | 0.47 | Down 28% |
| Vandalism to homes | 471 | 1.4 | Down 2% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 210 | 0.64 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 656 | 2.0 | Up 10% |
| Arson | 92 | 0.28 | Up 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 534 | 1.6 | Up 17% |
| Burglary of businesses | 354 | 1.1 | Up 10% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 5 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 100 | 0.30 | Down 24% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 136 | 0.41 | Up 3% |
| Robbery of people | 117 | 0.36 | Down 11% |
| Robbery of businesses | 140 | 0.43 | Up 460% |
| Violence with injury | 2,297 | 7.0 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 3,112 | 9.5 | Up 5% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,781 | 8.5 | Up 16% |
| Sexual offences | 916 | 2.8 | About the same |
| Shoplifting | 2,618 | 8.0 | Down 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 232 | 0.71 | Down 2% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 77 | 0.23 | Down 37% |
| Drug dealing | 190 | 0.58 | Up 6% |
| Drug possession | 273 | 0.83 | Down 3% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
West Mercia Police area: 647 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (648 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Malvern Hills.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Malvern Hills, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,700 | 5% | 3% | 78% | 8% | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 386 | 29% | 4% | 26% | 38% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 361 | 5% | 2% | 36% | 53% | 4% |
| Other theft | 353 | 1% | 2% | 38% | 54% | 6% |
| Public order | 326 | 5% | 1% | 67% | 17% | 10% |
| Burglary | 288 | 3% | 0% | 17% | 73% | 7% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 175 | 2% | 1% | 15% | 79% | 3% |
| Other crime | 118 | 9% | 1% | 58% | 10% | 22% |
| Drugs | 67 | 15% | 19% | 45% | 3% | 18% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in Malvern Hills
Postcode districts in Malvern Hills
Questions about crime in Malvern Hills
- Is Malvern Hills a safe place to live?
- Malvern Hills scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Malvern Hills?
- Down 8% over 5 years, from 4,414 recorded crimes a year to 4,063.
- What is the most common crime in Malvern Hills?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 21 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Malvern Hills?
- In Malvern Hills, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 29% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Malvern Hills?
- Of 288 burglaries reported in Malvern Hills between September 2024 and August 2025, 3% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 73% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Malvern Hills?
- In the South Worcester community safety partnership (Malvern Hills, Worcester and Wychavon), the police recorded 349 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.1 per 1,000 residents, down 18% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Malvern Hills?
- 1,337 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in the South Worcester community safety partnership (Malvern Hills, Worcester and Wychavon) in 2025/26, 4.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Malvern Hills last year?
- 5 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in the South Worcester community safety partnership (Malvern Hills, Worcester and Wychavon) in 2025/26, against 1 the year before.