Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR3 8EB
How much crime is recorded in WR3 8EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barbourne & Rainbow Hill
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,373 (2024)
WR3 8EBWorcester
How safe is WR3 8EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR3 8EB area, below 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
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 8EBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.64.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.