Postcode district · Worcester
Crime in WR4
How much crime is recorded in WR4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 38,261 (2024)
WR4Postcode district · Worcester
How safe is WR4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).
WR4National
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Shoplifting16.68.4
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary10.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order5.64.6
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.