Total Crime Rate

306.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 306.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Carden Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 27th 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 Carden Street (WR1 2AX) in the last 12 months was 306.5 per 1,000 residents and was 550.2% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carden Street (WR1 2AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 330 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (103 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cole Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peters Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Princes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corn Market
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Precincts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Precincts
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Shambles Under investigation

Data Sources

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