City · Worcestershire

Worcester area guide

Who lives in Worcester, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Worcester
Region: West Midlands
Population: 106,671 (2024)

WorcesterCity · Worcestershire

At a glance

What Worcester is like

Worcester is a city in the West Midlands. It is home to about 106,671 people across 44,737 households. 61.4% of households own their home, 21.2% rent privately and 16.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 57.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Worcester compares

Headline figures for Worcester, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 36.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

7.0/ 10

Very good: 2 stations within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 34 inspected schools in Worcester.

Household incomeMore

£52,772

Average annual income before tax, higher than 50% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Worcester differs most from the national average.

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Well connectedPositive
2 stations within a mile and 36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.
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Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

Worcester FAQs

Is Worcester a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 36.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

Is Worcester safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around Worcester, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in Worcester?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 7.2% of residents. 61.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (35%).

How well connected is Worcester?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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