Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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

Drake Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dines Green & Grove Farm , and the 81st 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 Drake Avenue (WR2 5RH) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 16 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 crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Avenue (WR2 5RH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Drake Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurdman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grenville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hurdman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spenser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Low Fold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gresham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gresham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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