Postcode · Worcester
Crime in WR8 0SU
How much crime is recorded in WR8 0SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield
- Council
- Malvern Hills
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,631 (2024)
WR8 0SUWorcester
How safe is WR8 0SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR8 0SU area, below 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 0SUNational
Shoplifting28.98.4
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary15.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft5.64.5
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.