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Crime in WR2 5

How much crime is recorded in WR2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Worcester
Region
West Midlands
Population
23,769 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR2 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR2 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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).

WR2 5National
Violence and sexual offences34.323.6
Shoplifting20.98.4
Burglary14.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order5.34.6
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Robbery2.71.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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