Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Little Southfield Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Southfield Street (WR1 1LL) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Southfield Street (WR1 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Angel Street (94 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little Southfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Oswald'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Swithin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sansome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sansome Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Foregate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Foregate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Swithin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Swithin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Swithin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Swithin'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Swithin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Swithin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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