Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Shipwright Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Nicholas , and the 134th 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 Shipwright Close (WR4 9XP) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.7% higher than the St Nicholas average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shipwright Close (WR4 9XP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shipwright Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quenington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gamekeepers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Millers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cherington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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