Total Crime Rate

783.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

235.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 783.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 463.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 235.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.8 10/10
  • Public order 55.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Robbery 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 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

Gillam Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 6th 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 Gillam Street (WR3 8LD) in the last 12 months was 783.1 per 1,000 residents and was 918.3% higher than the Arboretum average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 77.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 235.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 277.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillam Street (WR3 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gillam Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laslett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laslett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birchfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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