Total Crime Rate
73.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Adelaide Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Adelaide Close (WR3 8BD) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Arboretum average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adelaide Close (WR3 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kiln Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canal Side (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worcester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Goddard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Side | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canal Side | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goddard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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