Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 1BB
How much crime is recorded in WR5 1BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worcester Town South
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,657 (2024)
WR5 1BBWorcester
How safe is WR5 1BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 1BB area, 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
43.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).
WR5 1BBNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary15.79.1
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Shoplifting10.58.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order7.34.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs4.92.4
Robbery2.91.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.