Crime Rates at Tench Close, Worcester, WR5 3FE

Tench Close area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in St Peter's Parish , and the 45th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tench Close (WR5 3FE) in the last 12 months was 186.6 per 1,000 residents and was 281.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 183.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tench Close (WR5 3FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barbel Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roach Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.