Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR2 4DB
How much crime is recorded in WR2 4DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Wick & Bromwich Road
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,405 (2024)
WR2 4DBWorcester
How safe is WR2 4DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR2 4DB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
WR2 4DBNational
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Shoplifting4.98.4
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.