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Crime in WR3 8

How much crime is recorded in WR3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Worcester
Region
West Midlands
Population
23,910 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR3 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR3 8, 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
43.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).

WR3 8National
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Shoplifting24.88.4
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order6.24.6
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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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