Total Crime Rate

227.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.5 10/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Droitwich South West , and the 19th 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 Priory Gardens (WR9 9BA) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% higher than the Droitwich South West average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Gardens (WR9 9BA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Covercroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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