Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR8 0RR
How much crime is recorded in WR8 0RR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kempsey & Ryall
- Council
- Malvern Hills
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
WR8 0RRWorcester
How safe is WR8 0RR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR8 0RR area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
WR8 0RRNational
Burglary15.19.1
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Other theft7.74.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.51.5
Public order0.94.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.