Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR4 9BU
How much crime is recorded in WR4 9BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King George's Field
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
WR4 9BUWorcester
How safe is WR4 9BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR4 9BU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9BUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order2.44.6
Drugs2.22.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.