Crime in Great Malvern
Recorded crime in Great Malvern is 1.3 times the Malvern Hills average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 15%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Great Malvern: about 10,295 residents in 16 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.8/10Good
- 5-year change
- −15%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.3×the Malvern Hills average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Great Malvern.
Crime over 5 years
Down 15% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Great Malvern, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.3× the Malvern Hills average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 68 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% 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: 29 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Malvern Hills (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Malvern Hills partnership area, not only Great Malvern. Figures for the South Worcester community safety partnership, which covers Malvern Hills, Worcester and Wychavon. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| 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% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,337 | 4.1 | Up 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 534 | 1.6 | Up 17% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 5 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in WR14
In WR14, the postcode district at the centre of Great Malvern, 8% 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) | 914 | 4% | 2% | 78% | 9% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 316 | 29% | 4% | 25% | 38% | 3% |
| Public order | 217 | 6% | 1% | 65% | 17% | 12% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 198 | 4% | 4% | 35% | 55% | 3% |
| Other theft | 180 | 1% | 1% | 43% | 47% | 8% |
| Burglary | 109 | 5% | 0% | 17% | 65% | 13% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 72 | 0% | 1% | 17% | 79% | 3% |
| Other crime | 55 | 7% | 0% | 62% | 9% | 22% |
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.
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 | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 4.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 27.0 |
| Drugs | 1.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 6.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.5 |
| Public order | 5.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 |
| Shoplifting | 8.3 |
Postcode districts in Great Malvern
Nearby towns
Council: Malvern Hills
Questions about crime in Great Malvern
- Is Great Malvern a safe place to live?
- Great Malvern scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.3 times the Malvern Hills average.
- Is crime going up or down in Great Malvern?
- Down 15% over 5 years, from 776 recorded crimes a year to 660.
- What is the most common crime in Great Malvern?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 27 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Great Malvern compare with Malvern Hills?
- Crime severity in Great Malvern is 1.3 times the Malvern Hills average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Great Malvern?
- In WR14, the postcode district at the centre of Great Malvern, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 27% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Great Malvern?
- Of 109 burglaries reported in WR14, the postcode district at the centre of Great Malvern between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 65% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Great Malvern?
- In 2025/26, in the South Worcester partnership area, which includes Great Malvern, the police recorded 349 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.1 per 1,000 residents, down 18% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Great Malvern?
- 1,337 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the South Worcester partnership area, which includes Great Malvern, 4.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Great Malvern last year?
- 5 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the South Worcester partnership area, which includes Great Malvern, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.