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Overview of Worcester crime rate

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Worcester, with a high crime level, ranks 5th among 25 adjacent boroughs for crime rate. In 2023, the city reported 12869 incidents within a population of 103872, translating to a crime rate of 123.89 per 1000 residents, showing a 6.69% decline from the previous year.

The most reported crimes in Worcester are Violence and sexual offences (33.0%), Anti-social behaviour (17.2%), and Shoplifting (10.9%), with Possession of weapons, Robbery, and Theft from the person being less common.

Among its 15 wards, Cathedral, Warndon, and Rainbow Hill have the highest crime rates, while St Clement, Claines, and St Peter’s Parish are the safest.

Looking at Postcode districts within Worcester, WR1, WR4, and WR5 have higher crime rates, whereas WR8, WR7, and WR6 are comparatively safer.

In Worcester, there has been a significant shift in crime trends. Anti-social behaviour spiked by 19.43% in 2021, despite a decrease of 17.83% in 2020 and further drops of 23.35% in 2022 and 4.97% in 2023. Increases were also seen in Other theft by 1.9% in 2022, Public order crimes by 1.96% in 2021 and 2.46% in 2022, and Shoplifting, which rose by 1.89% in 2022 and 3.84% in 2023. Vehicle crime and Violence and sexual offences also saw rises, with vehicle crime increasing by 2.5% in 2022, and violence and sexual offences by 4.52% in 2021 and 4.42% in 2022. Conversely, there were reductions in several areas, including a notable decrease in anti-social behaviour in subsequent years, Bicycle theft, Criminal damage and arson, and Violence and sexual offences in 2020 and 2023.

Worcester crime incidents by crime type

A total of 12869 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 4245 (33.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2213 (17.2)%
Shoplifting – 1401 (10.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1039 (8.1)%
Public order – 977 (7.6)%
Other theft – 789 (6.1)%
Vehicle crime – 610 (4.7)%
Burglary – 524 (4.1)%
Drugs – 317 (2.5)%
Bicycle theft – 280 (2.2)%
Other crime – 188 (1.5)%
Possession of weapons – 132 (1.0)%
Robbery – 96 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 58 (0.5)%

How does Worcester compare against nearby areas ?

Worcester ranks 5th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Worcester is compared against

Crime rates in Worcester wards

There are 15 wards within Worcester. Cathedral, Warndon, Rainbow Hill has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 15 wards from high crime rate to low.