Postcode district · Droitwich
Crime in WR9
How much crime is recorded in WR9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 40,691 (2024)
WR9Postcode district · Droitwich
How safe is WR9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR9, well 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
WR9National
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary11.19.1
Shoplifting10.08.4
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.