Total Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barn Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dines Green & Grove Farm , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barn Close (WR2 4JS) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Dines Green & Grove Farm average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barn Close (WR2 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sinton Terrace, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trelawney Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worcester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Watery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Watery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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