Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 1EE
How much crime is recorded in WR5 1EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worcester Town South
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
WR5 1EEWorcester
How safe is WR5 1EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 1EE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 1EENational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary13.39.1
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Other theft5.74.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Shoplifting4.18.4
Drugs4.12.4
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery1.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.