Total Crime Rate
298.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brindley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 28th 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 Brindley Road (WR4 9FB) in the last 12 months was 298.8 per 1,000 residents and was 663.9% higher than the St Nicholas average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brindley Road (WR4 9FB), the main crime hotspot is near Stanier Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Nicholas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tantallon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stanier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Washbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brindley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Washbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castell Place | Under investigation |
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