Total Crime Rate

4459.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1949.3 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 4459.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1949.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1446.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1344.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 425.7 10/10
  • Public order 341.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 185.8 10/10
  • Other theft 165.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 131.8 10/10
  • Robbery 98.0 10/10
  • Drugs 84.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 64.2 10/10
  • Burglary 54.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.7 10/10
  • Other crime 40.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
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

The Shambles area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 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 The Shambles (WR1 2RA) in the last 12 months was 4459.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8539.0% higher than the Battenhall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 428 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 8 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 19.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 577 (≈ 1949.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shambles (WR1 2RA), 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 The Shambles area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/162)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Angel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sansome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowesmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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