Postcode · Droitwich
Crime in WR9 8AR
How much crime is recorded in WR9 8AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Droitwich Spa Central
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
WR9 8ARDroitwich
How safe is WR9 8AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR9 8AR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
WR9 8ARNational
Shoplifting35.58.4
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary15.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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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.