Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Canterbury Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Leopard Hill , and the 96th 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 Canterbury Road (WR5 1PG) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% higher than the Leopard Hill average (91.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (WR5 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near B4636. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B4636 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Darwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linksview Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linksview Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aconbury Close 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 Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order B4636 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4636 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rounds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rounds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4636 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4636 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4636 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4636 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4636 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4636 Under investigation

Data Sources

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