Total Crime Rate

1165.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1165.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 270.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.6 10/10
  • Public order 109.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.1 10/10
  • Other theft 56.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Burglary 33.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.4 10/10
  • Other crime 28.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
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

Shrub Hill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 3rd 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 Shrub Hill Road (WR4 9EE) in the last 12 months was 1165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2373.8% higher than the Battenhall average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 388.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrub Hill Road (WR4 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tallow Hill, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shrub Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byfield Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Byfield Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallow Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallow Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tallow Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Shrub Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worcester Shrub Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worcester Shrub Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worcester Shrub Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tallow Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Tallow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tallow Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Byfield Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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