Postcode · Droitwich
Crime in WR9 8UT
How much crime is recorded in WR9 8UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Droitwich Spa South
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
How safe is WR9 8UT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WR9 8UT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WR9 8UTNational
Shoplifting8.78.4
Violence and sexual offences5.223.6
Burglary1.79.1
Other crime1.01.5
Public order0.74.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.