Crime Rates at Church Lane, Norton, Worcester, WR5 2PS

Church Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington , and the 119th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .

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 Church Lane (WR5 2PS) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington average (65.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (WR5 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.