Total Crime Rate

287.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 287.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Worcester Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 6th highest crime rate of 257 local areas in Malvern Hills .

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 Worcester Road (WR14 1AB) in the last 12 months was 287.8 per 1,000 residents and was 195.1% higher than the Link average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Road (WR14 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickersleigh Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Worcester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pickersleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickersleigh Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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