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Besford

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Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Besford within WR8; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
7
Nearby establishment records
13
Primary nearby
6
Secondary nearby
1

All establishment records

1-13 of 13 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Besford Court School

    Non-maintained special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 9-19
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1996
    Location
    WR8 9AQ, 96 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-10
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    WR8 9BH, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Abbey Park Middle School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed primary, ages 9-12
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 August 2025
    Location
    WR10 1DF, 3.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 43% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-12
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    WR10 1DF, 3.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: suppressed

  • Drakes' Broughton St Barnabas CofE First and Middle School

    Voluntary controlled school

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed primary, ages 4-12
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2017
    Location
    WR10 2AW, 3.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-12
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2017
    Location
    WR10 2AW, 3.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    WR10 1EB, 3.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 76% expected standard

  • Cherry Orchard First School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-9
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 July 2017
    Location
    WR10 1ET, 3.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 August 2017
    Location
    WR10 1ET, 3.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-10
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    WR10 3AU, 4.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Pershore High School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 12-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 June 2011
    Location
    WR10 2BX, 4.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 July 2011
    Location
    WR10 2BX, 4.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 43.6

  • Pershore Group of Colleges

    Further education

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    Phase and ages
    16 plus, ages 16-99
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 August 2007
    Location
    WR10 3JP, 4.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
3
Records within 1 mile
11
Months covered
8

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Besford

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Besford.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 20251
August 20251
September 20251
December 20251
January 20261
March 20261
April 20262
June 20263
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 20263Violence and sexual offences2
April 20262Criminal damage and arson1
March 20261Criminal damage and arson1
January 20261Violence and sexual offences1
December 20251Violence and sexual offences1
September 20251Other crime1
August 20251Violence and sexual offences1
July 20251Violence and sexual offences1

Every published record

1-11 of 11

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Salters Lane

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Lower Drive

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Croome Road

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    April 2026

    On or near Lower Drive

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    April 2026

    On or near Salters Lane

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    March 2026

    On or near Rebecca Road

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    January 2026

    On or near Ladywood Road

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Status update unavailable

  • Violence and sexual offences

    December 2025

    On or near Lower Drive

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Other crime

    September 2025

    On or near The Granary

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    August 2025

    On or near Croome Road

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Status update unavailable

  • Violence and sexual offences

    July 2025

    On or near The Granary

    Wychavon 019C

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Place details

Place type
Village
Postcode district
WR8
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
52.10513, -2.12795
Wider geography
West Midlands

Administrative areas

District
Wychavon
E07000238
Non-Metropolitan County
Worcestershire
E10000034

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Besford and whose postcode is in WR8. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.