Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

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 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle 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 Middle Street (WR1 1NQ) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Middle Street (WR1 1NQ), 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 Middle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Foregate Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Mealcheapen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mealcheapen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Foregate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corn Market β€”
Sep 2025Public order The Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lion Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lion Court β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Washington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowesmoor β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angel Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Swithin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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