Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 3DE
How much crime is recorded in WR5 3DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Battenhall & Diglis
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
WR5 3DEWorcester
How safe is WR5 3DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 3DE 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
37.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 3DENational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary12.09.1
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.64.5
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.