Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 126.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Britannia Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 78th 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 Britannia Square (WR1 3DN) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% higher than the Arboretum average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Square (WR1 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Street. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hebb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Place Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Oswald'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Oswald'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewery Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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