Crime Rate in Droitwich East, ward

Droitwich East has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 wards in Wychavon district and the 1840th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 168th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Droitwich East in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% higher than the Wychavon district average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Droitwich East’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Droitwich East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.