Postcode district · Worcester
Crime in WR7
How much crime is recorded in WR7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 15,135 (2024)
WR7Postcode district · Worcester
How safe is WR7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR7, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WR7National
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
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.