Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR3 8LS
How much crime is recorded in WR3 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barbourne & Rainbow Hill
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,468 (2024)
WR3 8LSWorcester
How safe is WR3 8LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR3 8LS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
174
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 8LSNational
Shoplifting91.98.4
Violence and sexual offences41.723.6
Burglary11.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Public order5.74.6
Other theft4.54.5
Robbery3.31.4
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.