Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Farm Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 147th lowest 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 Farm Close (WR3 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Close (WR3 8HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farm Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4550 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southdown Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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