West, Malvern Hills: Safety
Safety
West is one of the quieter neighbourhoods around, with crime levels well below both UK and West Midlands averages.
In 2024, West recorded around 16 crimes per month. This rose to about 22 per month in 2025, though it's tracking lower again in 2026 at under 10 per month. For comparison, the UK average sits at around 58 per month.
Anti-social behaviour and violent crime make up most of the recorded incidents here, which is typical across neighbourhoods. Both are noticeably below regional norms.
Neighbouring areas like Link and Great Malvern see significantly higher crime volumes, which puts West's figures in perspective if you're thinking about moving here.
Source: police-recorded crime for West ward (West Mercia Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. West ward: West Mercia Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
West ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
51.8
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
West Midlands region average
96.8
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Bishops Frome & Cradley
36.5
Higher than
Hope End
28
Higher than
Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick
34.6
Higher than
Castlemorton, Welland & Wells
34.7
Lower than
Great Malvern
100.3
Lower than
Link
108
Similar to
Upper Howsell
50.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in West ward and the West Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences44%40%
- Anti-social behaviour19%11%
- Burglary8%4%
- Other theft6%6%
- Public order5%6%
- Criminal damage and arson5%7%
- Vehicle crime4%7%
- Shoplifting4%9%
- Drugs2%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Possession of weapons1%2%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
