Postcode district · Worcester
Crime in WR99
How much crime is recorded in WR99, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 5,072 (2024)
WR99Postcode district · Worcester
How safe is WR99
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 82.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WR99, 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
82.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
195
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).
WR99National
Violence and sexual offences66.523.6
Shoplifting64.18.4
Burglary24.59.1
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Public order12.94.6
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Other theft9.54.5
Robbery5.21.4
Drugs5.02.4
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Theft from the person4.72.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.