Total Crime Rate

155.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 92.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wylds Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 64th 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 Wylds Lane (WR5 1EF) in the last 12 months was 155.6 per 1,000 residents and was 230.2% higher than the Battenhall average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wylds Lane (WR5 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wylds Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Catherine'S Vale —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Burlingham Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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