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Crime in WR2 5JG

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

Neighbourhood
Lower Wick & Bromwich Road
Council
Worcester
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,974 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR2 5JG

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR2 5JG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5JGNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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