Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Wood Piece Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 118th 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 Wood Piece Close (WR4 0DB) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.3% higher than the St Nicholas average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Piece Close (WR4 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Martindale Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Piece Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Martindale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chedworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Oakridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Martindale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Martindale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chedworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martindale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tantallon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Washbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brindley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martindale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanier Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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