Total Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ombersley Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Claines , and the 74th 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 Ombersley Road (WR3 7BU) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Claines average (45.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ombersley Road (WR3 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Penbury Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 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 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinkett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinkett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalfont Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinkett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Penbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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