Crime Rate in St Stephen, ward

St Stephen has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Worcester district and the 1814th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 167th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Stephen in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Worcester district average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Stephen’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -51.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Stephen ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.