Total Crime Rate
78.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Place area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 131st highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Place (WR5 2DX) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Battenhall average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Place (WR5 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dent Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Battenhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyld'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dent Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dent Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Dunstan'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cole Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Athelstan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyld'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Battenhall Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prospect Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Hill Bath Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burlingham Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Hill Bath Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
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