Total Crime Rate
157.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St. Peters Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around St. Peters Street (WR1 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 233.4% higher than the Battenhall average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St. Peters Street (WR1 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Battenhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Hill Bath Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Hill Bath Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Diglis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edgar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Friar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Precincts | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thomas Baxter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peters Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Precincts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lower Field Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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