Total Crime Rate

355.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 355.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foregate Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 18th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

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 Foregate Street (WR1 1DN) in the last 12 months was 355.6 per 1,000 residents and was 369.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foregate Street (WR1 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Street. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foregate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Oswald'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrier Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farrier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farrier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Farrier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery A449 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sansome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sansome Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Oswald'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Foregate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angel Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor'S Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malthouse Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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