Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR3 8TY
How much crime is recorded in WR3 8TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fernhill Heath & Ombersley
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,642 (2024)
WR3 8TYWorcester
How safe is WR3 8TY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR3 8TY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 8TYNational
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.