Total Crime Rate

629.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 629.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.4 9/10
  • Public order 48.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
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

Foregate Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 9th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foregate Street (WR1 1DB) in the last 12 months was 629.5 per 1,000 residents and was 718.6% higher than the Arboretum average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 219.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foregate Street (WR1 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 405 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (144 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foregate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malthouse Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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