Total Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 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 104.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Laurel Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 98th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Road (WR4 9RT) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Road (WR4 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holly Mount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Holly Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rowan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rowan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maple Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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