Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 3SG
How much crime is recorded in WR5 3SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Peters
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,447 (2024)
WR5 3SGWorcester
How safe is WR5 3SG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 3SG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 3SGNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Shoplifting7.38.4
Public order6.24.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Burglary1.69.1
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.