Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 2PL
How much crime is recorded in WR5 2PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Drakes Broughton & Norton
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
WR5 2PLWorcester
How safe is WR5 2PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 2PL 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
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WR5 2PLNational
Burglary13.79.1
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft1.34.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.31.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% 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.