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Crime in WR8 9

How much crime is recorded in WR8 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wychavon
Region
West Midlands
Population
13,266 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR8 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR8 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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).

WR8 9National
Violence and sexual offences36.323.6
Shoplifting32.28.4
Burglary17.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Other theft7.14.5
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order6.84.6
Robbery6.31.4
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Theft from the person3.12.1
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates use each neighbourhood's latest twelve published months, which end between January 2026 and August 2026 because police forces publish on different schedules.

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