Total Crime Rate

306.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 306.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oak View Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dines Green & Grove Farm , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak View Way (WR2 5FH) in the last 12 months was 306.7 per 1,000 residents and was 199.6% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 168.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 565.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak View Way (WR2 5FH), the main crime hotspot is near University Park Drive. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak View Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Low Fold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurdman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime University Park Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westlea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodgers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rodgers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rodgers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hurdman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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