Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 16.8 2/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Harlech Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 39th lowest 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 Harlech Close (WR4 0JU) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the St Nicholas average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harlech Close (WR4 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beehive Place, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haywain Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harlech Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tantallon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hemsley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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