Total Crime Rate

231.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 231.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kentmere Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Warndon & Elbury Park , and the 34th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kentmere Close (WR4 9DP) in the last 12 months was 231.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% higher than the Warndon & Elbury Park average (141.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentmere Close (WR4 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rydal Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kentmere Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldrill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldrill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldrill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windermere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rydal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gamekeepers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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