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.
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Crime overview

Arboretum Road 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 Arboretum Road (WR1 1ND) 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 Arboretum Road (WR1 1ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Foregate Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Foregate (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arboretum Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foregate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowesmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Little Southfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Southfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sansome Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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