Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldcrest Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Droitwich South East , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .

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 Goldcrest Way (WR9 7FY) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.2% higher than the Droitwich South East average (36.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldcrest Way (WR9 7FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sparrow Walk, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raven Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldcrest Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sparrow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rabbit Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lark Piece
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raven Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenny Wren Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sparrow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sparrow Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sparrow Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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