Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR3 8SD
How much crime is recorded in WR3 8SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northwick
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,707 (2024)
WR3 8SDWorcester
How safe is WR3 8SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR3 8SD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8SDNational
Burglary12.79.1
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.