Crime Rate in Cathedral, ward

Cathedral has the highest crime rate of 16 wards in Worcester district and the 16th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cathedral in the last 12 months was 557.4 per 1,000 residents and was 370.7% higher than the Worcester district average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cathedral’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,269 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 32 cases , down -23.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 82.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,706 (≈ 255.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cathedral ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 385 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Castle Street (151 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.