Total Crime Rate

753.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

285.7 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 753.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.1 9/10
  • Public order 73.9 10/10
  • Other theft 54.2 10/10
  • Drugs 44.3 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lowesmoor area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 7th 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 Lowesmoor (WR1 2SE) in the last 12 months was 753.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1360.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 285.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowesmoor (WR1 2SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (88 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowesmoor area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mealcheapen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lowesmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mealcheapen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mealcheapen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mealcheapen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mealcheapen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Padmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sansome Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sansome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Southfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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