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

Severn 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 Severn Street (WR1 2ND) 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 Severn Street (WR1 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Severn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime College Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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