Crime Rate in Arboretum, ward

Arboretum has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Worcester district and the 2990th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 290th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Arboretum in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Worcester district average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Arboretum’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 194 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Arboretum ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Goodrest Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.