Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westbury Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 157th 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 Westbury Street (WR1 1NW) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Street (WR1 1NW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbury Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lowesmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Southfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lansdowne Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rainbow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Little Southfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Padmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sansome Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sansome Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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