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Crime in Worcester by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,499crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+20%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Claineslowest rate21.9 per 1,000 a year
83.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Nunnery Wood (-6%), Dines Green (11%) and Red Hill (12%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Red HillWR5 · 11,459 residents 210.8▲ 12%violence
2BlackpoleWR4 · 10,182 residents 182.7▲ 30%violence
3WorcesterWR1 · 66,572 residents 152.7▲ 19%violence
4St John'sWR2 · 8,555 residents 132.3▲ 31%violence
5WarndonWR4 · 8,006 residents 131.9▲ 13%violence
6The RonkswoodWR4 · 14,262 residents 125.4▲ 32%violence
7BarbourneWR1 · 13,217 residents 96.8▲ 19%violence
8DiglisWR5 · 8,251 residents 91.6▲ 17%violence
9Nunnery WoodWR5 · 9,208 residents 83.4▼ 6%violence
10St PetersWR5 · 7,394 residents 81.1▲ 46%anti-social behaviour
11Lower WickWR2 · 2,881 residents 79.1▲ 33%shoplifting
12Dines GreenWR2 · 11,057 residents 76.7▲ 11%violence
13Lyppard GrangeWR4 · 10,115 residents 65.2▲ 20%violence
14HenwickWR2 · 3,808 residents 54.6▲ 41%violence
15PerdiswellWR3 · 10,487 residents 53▲ 30%violence
16NorthwickWR3 · 8,215 residents 33.6▼ 3%violence
17ClainesWR3 · 5,839 residents 21.9▼ 14%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Worcester have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Claines, Northwick, Perdiswell, Henwick and Lyppard Grange.

Which areas of Worcester have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Red Hill, Blackpole, Worcester, St John's and Warndon.

Is crime going up or down in Worcester?

Across Worcester, 3,499 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 20% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.