Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 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

Lower Chestnut Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 119th 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 Lower Chestnut Street (WR1 1PD) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Chestnut Street (WR1 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near Birchfield Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Chestnut Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abberley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansdowne Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Washington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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