Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0Colwall Stone sees less crime per resident than four in five UK towns
From September 2023 to August 2026, crimes police recorded inside Colwall Stone’s built-up area put it at A− for safety. On top of that, on violence it beats 82% of UK towns, and on burglary, vehicle crime and damage 81%. The yearly rates were 13.8 violent and sexual offences and 5.7 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 residents.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Colwall Stone
Less crime than many places its size
Of 1,764 UK towns of 1,000 to 3,000 people, Colwall Stone has the 505th lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Highnam, Yelverton and Wawne, higher than West Clandon, Findon and North Thoresby. Towns its size ↓
Many neighbourhoods rank low for crime nationally
The government’s Indices of Deprivation 2025 rank every neighbourhood in England on recorded crime. 100% of Colwall Stone’s residents live in one of the lowest-crime 10%, and 0% in one of the highest-crime 20%. Neighbourhood ranks ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
The grade: A− for Colwall Stone
A fairly firm grade. Built on 108 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Colwall Stone against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
Of 1,764 towns its size, Colwall Stone is 505th from the least graded crime
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clipsham Rutland | 1,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
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| 204 | Bartestree Herefordshire | 1,655 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 2 | A |
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| 486 | Credenhill Herefordshire | 2,334 | 15.9 | 3.4 | 2.1 | A− |
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| 502 | West Clandon Surrey | 1,233 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 7.5 | A− |
| 503 | Findon West Sussex | 1,840 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 3.8 | A− |
| 504 | North Thoresby Lincolnshire | 1,090 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 4 | A− |
| 505 | Colwall Stone Herefordshire | 1,857 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 2.2 | A− |
| 506 | Langley Vale Surrey | 1,515 | 13.9 | 5.7 | 2.9 | A− |
| 507 | Easebourne West Sussex | 1,396 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 20.1 | A− |
| 508 | Needingworth Cambridgeshire | 2,059 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 2.9 | A− |
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| 690 | Ewyas Harold Herefordshire | 1,037 | 15.8 | 6.8 | 2.9 | A− |
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| 1003 | Clehonger Herefordshire | 1,218 | 21.4 | 6 | 4.9 | B |
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| 1764 | Ingoldmells Lincolnshire | 1,928 | 259 | 64.7 | 57.2 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near Colwall Stone, and others in Herefordshire.
Crime in Colwall Stone per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 6 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 1 shoplifting and theft report, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 30 | 16.2 | 16.6 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 8 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 3 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 2 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| Public order | not graded | 2 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 2 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Other crime | not graded | 2 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Other theft | not graded | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
31 violent and sexual offences in the last 12 months, against 17 the year before
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month).
No one died in a collision on Colwall Stone’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 3 collisions with injuries inside Colwall Stone in five years. 0 people were killed or seriously injured.
Most UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people (94%) had no road deaths in these five years, and Colwall Stone is one of them.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Colwall Stone’s size at the median for UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people would see about 1 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Colwall Stone had 0.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside Colwall Stone’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Colwall Stone
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwall Stone | 1,857 | 13.8 | 5.7 | A− |
| Malvern Wells | 1,757 | 8.2 | 6.3 | A |
| Welland | 1,309 | 19.9 | 4.1 | B+ |
| Great Malvern | 33,194 | 28.5 | 10.7 | C+ |
| Ledbury | 8,344 | 26.7 | 10.8 | C+ |
| Upton upon Severn | 2,403 | 25.7 | 11.1 | C+ |
| Collett's Green | 1,542 | 18.2 | 4.1 | A− |
| Kempsey | 3,753 | 23 | 7.8 | B− |
Colwall Stone records more graded crime per resident than 1 of its 7 neighbours. Malvern Wells, 1.2 miles away, records 8.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Colwall Stone’s 13.8.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Colwall Stone sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Colwall Stone
Is Colwall Stone safe?
Police recorded 13.8 violent and sexual offences and 5.7 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Colwall Stone’s built-up area). That earns an A− for safety: less crime per resident than 84% of UK towns. Among 1,764 UK towns of 1,000 to 3,000 people, Colwall Stone is 505th from the least crime. 100% of residents live in neighbourhoods in England’s lowest-crime 10%.
Is crime going up in Colwall Stone?
Police recorded 31 violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August 2026, against 17 in the 12 months before. With numbers this small, a few crimes change the rate a lot.
What is the most common crime in Colwall Stone?
Violence & sexual offences: 30 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came burglary (8) and criminal damage & arson (2), with 3 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Colwall Stone compare with Worcester?
Worcester records 44.8 violent and sexual offences and 18.2 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Colwall Stone’s 13.8 and 5.7, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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