Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR3 8BX
How much crime is recorded in WR3 8BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barbourne & Rainbow Hill
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,161 (2024)
WR3 8BXWorcester
How safe is WR3 8BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR3 8BX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
WR3 8BXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.84.6
Burglary2.09.1
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.