Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR3 8LB
How much crime is recorded in WR3 8LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barbourne & Rainbow Hill
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,271 (2024)
WR3 8LBWorcester
How safe is WR3 8LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR3 8LB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8LBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Burglary15.29.1
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Public order4.54.6
Other crime3.61.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other theft0.74.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.