Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood Leason Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Leopard Hill , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Leason Avenue (WR4 0EU) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Leopard Hill average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Leason Avenue (WR4 0EU), the main crime hotspot is near Wiselack Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leopard Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knotts Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wiselack Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wiselack Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haze Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Six Acres Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wiselack Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Spring Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wiselack Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiselack Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiselack Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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