Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knight Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dines Green & Grove Farm , and the 114th 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 Knight Street (WR2 5DF) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Street (WR2 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakefield Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knight Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laugherne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakefield Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laugherne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Laugherne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Watery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Watery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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