Postcode · Droitwich
Crime in WR9 8PL
How much crime is recorded in WR9 8PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Droitwich Spa East
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,872 (2024)
WR9 8PLDroitwich
How safe is WR9 8PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR9 8PL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 8PLNational
Shoplifting35.18.4
Burglary27.49.1
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order5.74.6
Other theft5.04.5
Robbery3.71.4
Drugs3.22.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.