Total Crime Rate
145.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norfolk Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dines Green & Grove Farm , and the 67th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
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 Norfolk Close (WR2 5RA) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norfolk Close (WR2 5RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gresham Road, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spenser Road (19 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 | Norfolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gresham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spenser Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spenser Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spenser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spenser Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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