Total Crime Rate

298.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 298.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shire Business Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 28th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shire Business Park (WR4 9WW) in the last 12 months was 298.8 per 1,000 residents and was 663.9% higher than the St Nicholas average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shire Business Park (WR4 9WW), the main crime hotspot is near Stanier Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shire Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebrington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebrington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebrington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Washbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brindley Road —
Sep 2025Public order Stanier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanier Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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