Crime Rates at Carden Street, Worcester, WR1 2AX

Carden Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 21st 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 325.3 per 1,000 residents and was 530.1% higher than the Battenhall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% 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 352 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (96 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.