Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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

Chestnut Walk area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 44th 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 Chestnut Walk (WR1 1PR) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Arboretum average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Walk (WR1 1PR), the main crime hotspot is near A449. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Tything Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Oswald'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Oswald'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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