Total Crime Rate
179.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodhouse Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall , and the 48th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhouse Close (WR5 3FT) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 248.4% higher than the Battenhall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhouse Close (WR5 3FT), the main crime hotspot is near Bradley Court. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worcester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Navigation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Diglis Dock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Navigation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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