Total Crime Rate
78.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bath Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 132nd highest 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 3AH) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Road (WR5 3AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berwick Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Field Walk (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Battenhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cherry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Timberdine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
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