Total Crime Rate
186.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northfield Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 46th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Street (WR1 1NT) in the last 12 months was 186.3 per 1,000 residents and was 142.2% higher than the Arboretum average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfield Street (WR1 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worcester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sansome Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrier Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foregate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wood Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Worcester Foregate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Worcester Foregate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Worcester Foregate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Foregate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Foregate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowesmoor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Foregate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Foregate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Foregate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Foregate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Foregate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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