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Worcestershire is among the top 20 safest counties in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Worcestershire in 2021 was 65 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 30 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Worcestershire's larger towns and cities, Worcester is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Kidderminster, and Evesham comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Worcestershire, starting with Warndon which ranks as the safest area in Worcestershire, followed up by Bewdley in second place, and Wythall in third place.
Incidents mapped in Worcestershire represent the time frame between May 2019 and April 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
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Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 20,653 | 34.67 |
| Bicycle Theft | 293 | 0.49 |
| Burglary | 2,268 | 3.81 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 3,936 | 6.61 |
| Drugs | 1,125 | 1.89 |
| Other Crime | 695 | 1.17 |
| Other Theft | 3,129 | 5.25 |
| Possession of Weapons | 415 | 0.70 |
| Public Order | 3,451 | 5.79 |
| Robbery | 257 | 0.43 |
| Shoplifting | 2,809 | 4.71 |
| Theft From the Person | 231 | 0.39 |
| Vehicle Crime | 2,139 | 3.59 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 18,049 | 30.29 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Worcestershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bewdley | 383 | 41 | 60% safer |
| Bromsgrove | 2,481 | 58 | 12% safer |
| Droitwich Spa | 1,510 | 62 | 4.3% safer |
| Evesham | 2,240 | 79 | 18% more dangerous |
| Kidderminster | 4,819 | 83 | 22% more dangerous |
| Malvern | 2,086 | 67 | 3.0% more dangerous |
| Pershore | 585 | 72 | 10% more dangerous |
| Redditch | 5,688 | 69 | 5.0% more dangerous |
| Stourport-on-Severn | 1,360 | 65 | 0.40% more dangerous |
| Warndon | 48 | 4.6 | 1306% safer |
| Worcester | 9,318 | 91 | 28% more dangerous |
| Wythall | 623 | 51 | 29% safer |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 35 | 31 | 22 | 35 | Getting worse |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.1 | 0.76 | 0.99 | 0.49 | Safer |
| Burglary | 6 | 6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 7 | 7 | 4.7 | 5 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.70 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.46 | 0.43 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.84 | 0.66 | 0.35 | 0.39 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 25 | 29 | 28 | 30 | Getting worse |
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