Postcode sector · Worcester
Crime in WR99 1
How much crime is recorded in WR99 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 3,172 (2024)
WR99 1Postcode sector · Worcester
How safe is WR99 1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 97.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR99 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
97.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
245
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).
WR99 1National
Shoplifting112.08.4
Violence and sexual offences82.023.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Burglary24.19.1
Public order17.04.6
Criminal damage and arson12.64.7
Other theft11.04.5
Robbery6.51.4
Bicycle theft6.31.0
Drugs6.22.4
Theft from the person4.72.1
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.