Total Crime Rate

383.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 383.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 329.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Witton Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Droitwich South East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witton Avenue (WR9 8NX) in the last 12 months was 383.3 per 1,000 residents and was 957.2% higher than the Droitwich South East average (36.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witton Avenue (WR9 8NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Celvestune Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Witton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Celvestune Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celvestune Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Sling Under investigation
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Data Sources

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