Total Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Oldbury 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 Oldbury Road (WR2 6JS) 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 Oldbury Road (WR2 6JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oldbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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