Crime Rates at Drake Avenue, Worcester, WR2 5RR

Drake Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dines Green & Grove Farm , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drake Avenue (WR2 5RR) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Avenue (WR2 5RR), the main crime hotspot is near Gresham Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.