Total Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oldbury Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Clement , and the 116th lowest 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 Oldbury Road (WR2 6AA) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the St Clement average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oldbury Road (WR2 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Laugherne Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worcester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laugherne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbourne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laugherne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laugherne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Turnpike Close | Under investigation |
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