Total Crime Rate

237.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 237.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sansome Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 33rd highest 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 Sansome Place (WR1 1UA) in the last 12 months was 237.2 per 1,000 residents and was 359.4% higher than the Battenhall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sansome Place (WR1 1UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 339 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Angel Street (91 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sansome Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sansome Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Southfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Little Southfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Angel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Padmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B4205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4205 Under investigation

Data Sources

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