Crime by Postcode
WR99Postcode district

WR99 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in WR99 is 2.3 times the Worcester average and 2.6 times the England and Wales average. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences. Police data to August 2026.

Worcester. 54 residents in 1 neighbourhoods.

Safety
1/10High crime
Living
6.3/10Fair
vs the council
2.3×the Worcester average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 2.3× the Worcester average (2.6× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Worcester 008C: Safety 8 out of 10, low crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

Crime over 5 years

Too few crimes here to give a change Recorded crimes in WR99, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 2 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 20222Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 1 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 20231Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 1 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 20241Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 2 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 20252Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 1 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 20261

What is recorded

Crime severity: 2.3× the Worcester average (2.6× the England and Wales average). 246 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 65% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 9% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 8% of the harm here

"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.

Anti-social behaviour: 98 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 700 m.
  • Tesco Worcester Warndon Superstore (Tesco), 700 m from the district centre
  • Waitrose Worcester (Waitrose), 2.6 km from the district centre
  • Sainsburys Blackpole (Sainsburys), 3.0 km from the district centre

Transport

Fair accessScore 6 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 4.
  • Nearest railway station: Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station, 3.8 km from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Gotherington (Gloucs Warwicks Railway), 29.5 km from the district centre

Schools

Fair schools nearbyScore 6 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • The Lyppard Grange Primary School: Expected standard (report card, 2026), 700 m away
  • Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2024), 2.0 km away
  • No rated secondary school within 2 km, so that half of the score counts as 1.

Health

Fair accessScore 5 out of 10
  • Nearest GP surgery: ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE, 2.4 km from the district centre, CQC rating: Good, rated 2021
  • Nearest hospital with A&E: Russells Hall Hospital, 34.8 km from the district centre

Crime by type

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

TypePer 1,000 a year
Robbery3.3
Burglary7.6
Violence and sexual offences87.2
Drugs7.5
Possession of weapons3.1
Other crime3.0
Other theft17.2
Theft from the person5.8
Vehicle crime5.4
Criminal damage and arson16.5
Public order22.4
Bicycle theft5.4
Shoplifting62.0

Trend over the years

Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

201635.0201732.9201834.4201943.6202030.9202137.9202239.1202339.8202440.1202548.7202653.6

Last 12 months: 53.2 against a 10-year average of 39.5, 35% higher.

Questions about crime in WR99

Is WR99 a safe place to live?
WR99 scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 2.3 times the Worcester average.
What is the most common crime in WR99?
The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences, about 87 per 1,000 residents a year.
How does crime in WR99 compare with Worcester?
Crime severity in WR99 is 2.3 times the Worcester average.

Nearest town

Council: Worcester

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