Crime Rates at Wood Piece Close, Wall Meadow, Worcester, WR4 0DB

Wood Piece Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Piece Close (WR4 0DB) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher than the St Nicholas average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Piece Close (WR4 0DB), 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.