Total Crime Rate

107.3 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 107.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 41.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mortlake Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Leopard Hill , and the 98th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mortlake Avenue (WR5 1QB) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher than the Leopard Hill average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortlake Avenue (WR5 1QB), the main crime hotspot is near Hillery Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mortlake Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redfern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wychelm Close —
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Data Sources

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