Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 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 120.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 84th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldsmith Road (WR4 9JP) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (WR4 9JP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 19 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gamekeepers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quenington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Millers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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