Total Crime Rate
109.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beltex Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 90th 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 Beltex Drive (WR5 2FE) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Battenhall average (51.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beltex Drive (WR5 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worcester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmot Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vendeen Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooke Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooke Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cooke Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cooke Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cooke Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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