Total Crime Rate

290.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 290.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 31st 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 Willow Street (WR1 2NP) in the last 12 months was 290.3 per 1,000 residents and was 516.0% higher than the Battenhall average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 145.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Street (WR1 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Hill Bath Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thomas Baxter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Field Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Baxter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Baxter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Diglis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradley Court β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Chamberlain Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chamberlain Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Precincts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Precincts β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Yard β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Green β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Green β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Field Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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