Postcode district · Worcester
Crime in WR1
How much crime is recorded in WR1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 17,551 (2024)
WR1Postcode district · Worcester
How safe is WR1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 71.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
71.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
162
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WR1National
Violence and sexual offences57.123.6
Shoplifting27.18.4
Anti-social behaviour25.210.7
Burglary18.09.1
Public order12.54.6
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Other theft7.84.5
Drugs4.82.4
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Robbery3.71.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.