Total Crime Rate

459.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 459.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 220.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.3 10/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum , and the 14th 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 Church Road (WR3 8NU) in the last 12 months was 459.6 per 1,000 residents and was 506.8% higher than the Arboretum average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 331.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (WR3 8NU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 100 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 Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodrest Walk —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckle Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cyril Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vicar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodrest Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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