Total Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Britannia Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 82nd 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 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% higher than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Britannia Square (WR1 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Street. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arboretum| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Severn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Severn Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Severn Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashcroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edmund Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Lane South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
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