Total Crime Rate

200.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.5 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 200.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Painswick Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Warndon & Elbury Park , and the 40th 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 Painswick Close (WR4 9LE) in the last 12 months was 200.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Warndon & Elbury Park average (141.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Painswick Close (WR4 9LE), the main crime hotspot is near Honister Drive. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Painswick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Avening Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheepscombe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sheepscombe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crickley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brookthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brookthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rodborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coberley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honister Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Honister Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Honister Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Honister Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Selsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coberley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Selsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coberley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leckhampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coberley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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