Total Crime Rate
464.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Worcester Trading Estate area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 13th 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 Worcester Trading Estate (WR3 8HR) in the last 12 months was 464.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1086.5% higher than the St Nicholas average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -59.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worcester Trading Estate (WR3 8HR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Nicholas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blackpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Blackpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blackpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackpole Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cosgrove Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cosgrove Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barbers Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southdown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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