Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wain Green area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 117th 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 Wain Green (WR4 0HP) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wain Green (WR4 0HP), the main crime hotspot is near Penrith Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wain Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penrith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skiddaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skiddaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skiddaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grisedale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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