Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whittington Road 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 Whittington Road (WR5 2LB) 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 Whittington Road (WR5 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nunnery Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whittington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunnery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vendeen Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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