Total Crime Rate

179.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 179.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodhouse 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhouse Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Diglis Dock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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