Crime Rates at Newtown Road, Worcester, WR5 1ST

Newtown Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Leopard Hill , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown Road (WR5 1ST) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Leopard Hill average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown Road (WR5 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exeter Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linksview Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.