Total Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eskdale Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 126th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eskdale Close (WR4 9DD) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Rainbow Hill average (129.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Close (WR4 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eskdale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rydal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trout Beck Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trout Beck Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eskdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldrill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldrill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldrill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hazel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenthorne Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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