Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 37.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oldbury 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oldbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Laugherne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laugherne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laugherne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Turnpike Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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