Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 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 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thistle Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in St Peter's Parish , and the 154th 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 Thistle Close (WR5 3DP) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher than the St Peter's Parish average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Close (WR5 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Taylors Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thistle Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Taylors Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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