Total Crime Rate
363.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Droitwich East , and the 10th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WR9 8ES) in the last 12 months was 363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 270.8% higher than the Droitwich East average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 159.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (WR9 8ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanbury Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Droitwich East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heriotts Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Severn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Andrew'S Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Andrew'S Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Andrew'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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