Barbourne & Rainbow Hill
Middle areaNorth Worcester. 8,287 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Barbourne & Rainbow Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Barbourne & Rainbow Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barbourne & Rainbow Hill at a rate of 95.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Worcester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 243 |
| Shoplifting | 171 |
| Other crime | 115 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 82 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 69 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Barbourne & Rainbow Hill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Barbourne & Rainbow Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barbourne & Rainbow Hill at a rate of 95.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Worcester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 90 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barbourne & Rainbow Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (243), shoplifting (171) and other crime (115).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Worcester
These figures are published for the whole of Worcester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Worcester and not Barbourne & Rainbow Hill alone. See Worcester
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Barbourne & Rainbow Hill was £242,000 in 2025.
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill had 8,302 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Barbourne & Rainbow Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Barbourne & Rainbow Hill, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.