Total Crime Rate

263.9 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 263.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Fairmount Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairmount Close (WR4 9FL) in the last 12 months was 263.9 per 1,000 residents and was 125.4% higher than the Rainbow Hill average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairmount Close (WR4 9FL), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairmount Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ploughmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rydal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eskdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskdale Close
Sep 2025Other crime Derwent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Derwent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ploughmans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamekeepers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamekeepers Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairmount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairmount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorse Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorse Hill Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rydal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rydal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wigton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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