Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Albert Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 89th 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 Albert Road (WR5 1EB) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 142.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (WR5 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sawmill Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fort Royal Hill (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyld'S Lane
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyld'S Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Battenhall Walk
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Athelstan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burlingham Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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