Total Crime Rate

398.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 398.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Other theft 40.8 10/10
  • Other crime 30.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Goldsmith Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 14th 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 Goldsmith Road (WR4 9FW) in the last 12 months was 398.0 per 1,000 residents and was 206.9% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 224.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (WR4 9FW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avening Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quenington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Millers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Avening Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avening Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avening Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haresfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windermere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gamekeepers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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