Total Crime Rate
325.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
169.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 21st 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 Park Street (WR5 1AA) in the last 12 months was 325.3 per 1,000 residents and was 530.1% higher than the Battenhall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Street (WR5 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worcester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amber Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Prince Rupert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Prince Rupert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amber Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Martin'S Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Martin'S Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Martin'S Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Amber Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4205 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4205 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Martin'S Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4205 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4205 | Awaiting court outcome |
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