Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 127.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sansome Walk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 78th 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 Sansome Walk (WR1 1NU) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. 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 14 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 255.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sansome Walk (WR1 1NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Foregate Street, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (97 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sansome Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manning Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Tything Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sansome Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sansome Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sansome Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery A449 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sansome Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Foregate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Foregate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Oswald'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Foregate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Farrier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrier Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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