Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sansome Walk area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 150th 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 Sansome Walk (WR1 1LR) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sansome Walk (WR1 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angel Street, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (96 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Worcester

Crime Over Time in Sansome Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Angel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowesmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Foregate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Foregate Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Angel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Foregate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Foregate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.