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Crime in WR5 1

How much crime is recorded in WR5 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Worcester
Region
West Midlands
Population
24,797 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR5 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR5 1, 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
43.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WR5 1National
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Shoplifting19.38.4
Burglary13.49.1
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order6.24.6
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.42.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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