Total Crime Rate

262.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 262.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 136.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Exeter Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Leopard Hill , and the 27th 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 Exeter Road (WR5 1NS) in the last 12 months was 262.8 per 1,000 residents and was 186.9% higher than the Leopard Hill average (91.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 43.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Road (WR5 1NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exeter Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Exeter Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rounds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rounds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wakefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Albans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Albans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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