Total Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackpole Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 57th 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 Blackpole Road (WR4 9ST) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher than the Rainbow Hill average (117.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpole Road (WR4 9ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Astwood Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackpole Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4550 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Redwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farm Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Salters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Astwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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