Total Crime Rate

220.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.9 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 220.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arboretum , and the 39th 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 Astwood Court (WR3 8QX) in the last 12 months was 220.3 per 1,000 residents and was 186.4% higher than the Arboretum average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Astwood Court (WR3 8QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauxhall Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Astwood Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fir Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4550 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 Cotland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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