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Crime in WR7 4

How much crime is recorded in WR7 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wychavon
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,135 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR7 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR7 4, 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
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WR7 4National
Shoplifting35.48.4
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Burglary17.69.1
Bicycle theft10.81.0
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Other theft6.04.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order6.04.6
Drugs3.52.4
Robbery3.51.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Theft from the person2.02.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.01.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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.

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