Total Crime Rate

144.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 144.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blackpole Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 68th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackpole Road (WR3 8SE) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% higher than the St Nicholas average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpole Road (WR3 8SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sudgrove Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prestbury Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackpole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Buckholt Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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