Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR4 4GL
How much crime is recorded in WR4 4GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worcester Town South
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,404 (2024)
WR4 4GLWorcester
How safe is WR4 4GL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 160.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR4 4GL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
160.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
410
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).
WR4 4GLNational
Violence and sexual offences134.723.6
Shoplifting112.08.4
Burglary45.69.1
Anti-social behaviour41.110.7
Public order28.84.6
Criminal damage and arson21.44.7
Other theft17.24.5
Bicycle theft10.81.0
Robbery10.71.4
Drugs10.52.4
Theft from the person4.72.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Other crime3.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.