Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 2NY
How much crime is recorded in WR5 2NY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kempsey & Ryall
- Council
- Malvern Hills
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,197 (2024)
WR5 2NYWorcester
How safe is WR5 2NY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 2NY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 2NYNational
Burglary17.19.1
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.