Total Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Droitwich Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 76th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Droitwich Road (WR3 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Droitwich Road (WR3 7LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turrall Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Droitwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lavender Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perdiswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perdiswell Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Turrall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Georges Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Stephen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barbourne Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Perdiswell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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