Total Crime Rate
128.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rydal Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 77th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rydal Close (WR4 9DF) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Rainbow Hill average (129.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rydal Close (WR4 9DF), 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.
View Crime In Worcester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Eskdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gamekeepers Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ploughmans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldrill Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trout Beck Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldrill Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldrill Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trout Beck Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rydal Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hazel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Millers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers Close | Under investigation |
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