Total Crime Rate

155.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 155.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 65th 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 Armstrong Drive (WR1 2GJ) in the last 12 months was 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 229.5% higher than the Battenhall average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Drive (WR1 2GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Baxter Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Armstrong Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Diglis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Green —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chamberlain Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chamberlain Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thomas Baxter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradley Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Baxter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Baxter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Field Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Field Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Field Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Princes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diglis Dock Road —

Data Sources

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