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Postcode sector · Worcester

Crime in WR1 2

How much crime is recorded in WR1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Worcester
Region
West Midlands
Population
10,489 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR1 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 92.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR1 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
92.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
214
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WR1 2National
Violence and sexual offences75.923.6
Anti-social behaviour34.010.7
Shoplifting30.88.4
Burglary24.49.1
Public order17.34.6
Criminal damage and arson13.74.7
Other theft9.94.5
Drugs6.12.4
Bicycle theft5.71.0
Robbery4.21.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Other crime2.31.5
Theft from the person2.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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