Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Worcester Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Road (SY1 3LU) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 207.5% higher than the Bagley average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Road (SY1 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Grosvenor Green. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Worcester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grosvenor Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mortimar Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mortimar Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mortimar Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimar Under investigation
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Data Sources

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