Crime Rates at Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, WR5 1BT

Fort Royal Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 60th 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 Fort Royal Hill (WR5 1BT) in the last 12 months was 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 244.8% higher than the Battenhall average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fort Royal Hill (WR5 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dent Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.