Total Crime Rate
114.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worcester Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Link , and the 28th highest crime rate of 257 local areas in Malvern Hills .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Road (WR14 1SU) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher than the Link average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worcester Road (WR14 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pickersleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickersleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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