Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 55.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Staplow Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 159th 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 Staplow Road (WR5 2NA) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staplow Road (WR5 2NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swinesherd Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Staplow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cooke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cooke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cooke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aylton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Disbrowe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swinesherd Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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