Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Armstrong Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 90th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armstrong Drive (WR1 2AA) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.0% higher than the Battenhall average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 216.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Drive (WR1 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Thomas Baxter Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armstrong Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Diglis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Green —
Sep 2025Other theft Chamberlain Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chamberlain Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thomas Baxter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Baxter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Baxter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Field Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diglis Dock Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Walk —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Field Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Field Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradley Court —
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Data Sources

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