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Crime in WR9 8

How much crime is recorded in WR9 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wychavon
Region
West Midlands
Population
18,188 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WR9 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR9 8, 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).

WR9 8National
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Shoplifting17.98.4
Burglary10.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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