Total Crime Rate

750.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

293.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 750.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 325.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 293.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Public order 87.5 10/10
  • Other theft 43.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Yard area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 8th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Yard (WR1 2LA) in the last 12 months was 750.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1352.9% higher than the Battenhall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 293.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Yard (WR1 2LA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in College Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mealcheapen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mealcheapen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mealcheapen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mealcheapen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mealcheapen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Shambles Under investigation
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Data Sources

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