Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Sydney Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 132nd 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 Sydney Street (WR3 8BG) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Street (WR3 8BG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Goddard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Canal Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Lane North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Goddard Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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