Total Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wardour Place area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 23rd 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 Wardour Place (WR4 0QN) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wardour Place (WR4 0QN), 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.
View Crime In St Nicholas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hemsley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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