More than 13,400 crimes were reported in Worcester since January 2020, according to official police data from West Mercia Police

Of these crime reports, 536 were related to burglary- and we have tracked down some of the Worcester streets with the highest number of burglary reports.

Is your street on the list? Find out below:

What is defined as a burglary?

There are all kinds of incidents that feed into burglary figures, some of them being dwelling house burglaries, some being commercial burglaries and others being instances of individuals breaking into secure structures at recycling centres.

Clearly, each scenario will have a different level of impact on the victim.

According to the Theft Act 1968, a burglary is committed when an offender enters a building intending to steal, inflict grievous bodily harm or do unlawful damage; or having entered as a trespasser steals or attempts to steal, or inflicts or attempts to inflict grievous bodily harm.

There are three types of burglary recognised in law. These are:

  • Domestic burglary (burglary of a dwelling)

The maximum sentence is 14 years.

  • Non-domestic burglary (burglary of premises other than a dwelling)

The maximum sentence is 10 years.

  • Aggravated burglary (offence involving a weapon or explosive)

The maximum sentence for aggravated burglary is life.

Worcester streets with the highest burglary reports in 2020

The following data is sources from the data.police.uk website and includes information from January 2020 to the most up-to-date figures in March 2021.

All figures need to be taken in context and all reports were made ‘on or near’ a specific street.

With this in mind, here are the roads with the highest number of burglary reports:

1. Hindlip Lane- 10 reports

2. Laugherne Road- 5 reports

3. Timberdine Close- 5 reports

4. South Street- 4 reports

5. Herne Field- 4 reports

6. Middle Street- 4 reports

7. George Street- 4 reports

8. Bourne Street- 4 reports

9. Green Lane- 4 reports

10. Farrier Street- 4 reports

Type your street name into the table to see if it received any burglary reports.

According to the data, Hindlip Lane is the street with the highest number of burglary reports.

On this stretch of land are numerous houses and businesses, including the Ravenmeadow Golf Centre.

Last year, the golf club reported that two buggies had been stolen and were found damaged after having been used to ‘joy ride’ around the city.

According to the data, the highest number of burglary reports took place in April (5) and in December (5).

Monthly breakdown of burglary behaviour reports

Which month saw the highest number of burglary reports in Worcester?

According to the police data, it was April of last year which is when England was in the middle of lockdown number one.

Opposingly, the month with the lowest number of reports was January 2021.

When compared to last March’s figures, burglary rates this March were 17 per cent lower.

Here is a breakdown of the monthly data:

January 2020- 48 reports

February 2020- 38 reports

March 2020- 35 reports

April 2020- 57 reports

May 2020- 39 reports

June 2020- 33 reports

July 2020- 35 reports

August 2020- 32 reports

September 2020- 25 reports

October 2020- 37 reports

November 2020- 30 reports

December- 2020- 47 reports

January 2021- 18 reports

February 2021- 33 reports

March 2021- 29 reports

West Mercia Police have been approached for comment.