Total Crime Rate

2392.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2392.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 861.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 601.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 234.7 10/10
  • Public order 218.7 10/10
  • Other theft 128.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 83.6 10/10
  • Drugs 48.2 10/10
  • Robbery 32.2 10/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Other crime 25.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Cross area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 2nd 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 The Cross (WR1 3PZ) in the last 12 months was 2392.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3058.5% higher than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 268 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -72.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 349 (≈ 1122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cross (WR1 3PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 385 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cross area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/206)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Yard —
Sep 2025Drugs The Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Swithin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Foregate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Foregate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Swithin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Swithin'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sansome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sansome Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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