Crime Rates at Howard Road, Worcester, WR2 5RB

Howard Road 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 Howard Road (WR2 5RB) 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 Howard Road (WR2 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.