Total Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bath Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 35th lowest 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 Bath Road (WR5 3AF) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Battenhall average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Road (WR5 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Baxter Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Battenhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Dunstan'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Baxter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Baxter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Field Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Field Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lower Field Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Diglis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thomas Baxter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cherry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prospect Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Hill Bath Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Hill Bath Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armstrong Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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