Total Crime Rate

843.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 843.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 168.7 10/10
  • Public order 126.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foregate Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 4th 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 843.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1013.5% higher than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -65.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 370.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% 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 385 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (151 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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherton Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Oswald'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Oswald'S Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malthouse Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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