Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR2 4GG
How much crime is recorded in WR2 4GG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Wick & Bromwich Road
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
WR2 4GGWorcester
How safe is WR2 4GG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR2 4GG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 4GGNational
Burglary19.79.1
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Shoplifting15.78.4
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.