Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR2 5GP
How much crime is recorded in WR2 5GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dines Green & St Johns
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
WR2 5GPWorcester
How safe is WR2 5GP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR2 5GP area, well above 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
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 5GPNational
Violence and sexual offences47.723.6
Shoplifting26.88.4
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.