Crime Rates at Blackfriars Avenue, Droitwich, WR9 8RT

Blackfriars Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Droitwich South West , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Wychavon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackfriars Avenue (WR9 8RT) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Droitwich South West average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackfriars Avenue (WR9 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Road, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Richard'S Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.