Crime Rates at Fernywood Close, Worcester, WR2 5GD

Fernywood Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dines Green & Grove Farm , and the 41st 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 Fernywood Close (WR2 5GD) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% higher than the Dines Green & Grove Farm average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernywood Close (WR2 5GD), the main crime hotspot is near University Park Drive. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.