Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Cedar Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rainbow Hill , and the 157th highest 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 Cedar Avenue (WR4 9UD) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Avenue (WR4 9UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4550 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gorse Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Millers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fir Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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