Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 1RF
How much crime is recorded in WR5 1RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ronkswood & Nunnery Wood
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,040 (2024)
WR5 1RFWorcester
How safe is WR5 1RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 1RF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 1RFNational
Burglary13.19.1
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Shoplifting5.08.4
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.