Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 3BF
How much crime is recorded in WR5 3BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Battenhall & Diglis
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
WR5 3BFWorcester
How safe is WR5 3BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 3BF 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 3BFNational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order6.94.6
Other theft4.44.5
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Drugs3.12.4
Shoplifting2.18.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.