Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Astwood Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Astwood Road (WR3 8EP) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Rainbow Hill average (129.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Astwood Road (WR3 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Vauxhall Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Astwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Astwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Astwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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