Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 3EB
How much crime is recorded in WR5 3EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Battenhall & Diglis
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,753 (2024)
WR5 3EBWorcester
How safe is WR5 3EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 3EB area, broadly in line with 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
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 3EBNational
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.