Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walnut Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Avenue (WR4 9UB) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Avenue (WR4 9UB), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Derwent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamekeepers Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamekeepers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Salters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairmount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairmount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turners Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Derwent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorse Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorse Hill Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Ploughmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ploughmans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Redwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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