Total Crime Rate

245.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 245.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wheelwright Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 28th 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 Wheelwright Close (WR4 9JS) in the last 12 months was 245.3 per 1,000 residents and was 521.7% higher than the St Nicholas average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelwright Close (WR4 9JS), 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 Wheelwright Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Millers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gamekeepers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road 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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