Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dent Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 58th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dent Close (WR5 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 204.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dent Close (WR5 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dent Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Amber Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amber Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amber Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Amber Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amber Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Autumn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4205 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B4205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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