Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.7 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 500.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Burglary 50.6 10/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Edgar Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 10th 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 Edgar Street (WR1 2LR) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 868.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 151.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgar Street (WR1 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Prince Rupert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Prince Rupert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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