Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR5 3WL
How much crime is recorded in WR5 3WL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kempsey & Ryall
- Council
- Malvern Hills
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,357 (2024)
WR5 3WLWorcester
How safe is WR5 3WL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR5 3WL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 3WLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.61.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.