Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR2 4PR
How much crime is recorded in WR2 4PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Wick & Bromwich Road
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,491 (2024)
WR2 4PRWorcester
How safe is WR2 4PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR2 4PR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 4PRNational
Burglary18.29.1
Shoplifting8.88.4
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Other theft3.64.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.