Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR7 4RF
How much crime is recorded in WR7 4RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Drakes Broughton & Norton
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
WR7 4RFWorcester
How safe is WR7 4RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR7 4RF 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
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
WR7 4RFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Burglary16.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.