Total Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 89.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Homestead Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 117th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Homestead Avenue (WR4 0DA) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homestead Avenue (WR4 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near Oakridge Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Homestead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowshill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martindale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martindale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martindale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wood Piece Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chedworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chedworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oakridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Snowshill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Selsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Selsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanier Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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