Crime Rates at Mealcheapen Street, Worcester, WR1 2DH

Mealcheapen Street area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mealcheapen Street (WR1 2DH) in the last 12 months was 4459.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8539.0% 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 428 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 8 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 19.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 577 (≈ 1949.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mealcheapen Street (WR1 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 405 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.