Total Crime Rate
58.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shrubbery Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shrubbery Avenue (WR1 1QH) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shrubbery Avenue (WR1 1QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barbourne Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Oswald'S Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arboretum| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashcroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Tything | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerset Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Oswald'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Oswald'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merrimans Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Lane South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunnyside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Georges Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chestnut Street | Under investigation |
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