Crime Rates at Shelley Close, Worcester, WR3 8DJ

Shelley Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 64th 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 Shelley Close (WR3 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Close (WR3 8DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wordsworth Avenue, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Avenue North (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.