Worcester

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Worcester.

Population: 100,265
People in Employment: 49,780 (73.9%)
People Inactive: 14,605 (21.7%)
People Unemployed: 2,930 (4.4%)
Number Of Jobs: 42k
Median Salary: £27,820
Mean Salary: £33,375

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Worcester. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Worcester for 2024

Worcesters most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 4,965 crimes and in 2022 there were 5,295 crimes. Which is an decrease of 330 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	4,965	366	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	2,585	189	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,374	111	Getting Better
Public order	1,182	87	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,112	77	Getting Better
Other theft	931	62	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	666	52	Getting Better
Burglary	464	37	Getting Better
Drugs	312	25	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	221	25	Getting Better
Other crime	226	16	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	159	8	Getting Better
Robbery	98	7	Getting Better
Theft from the person	81	4	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Worcester

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Arboretum has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Worcester, with 9629 crimes and 433 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst St Clement has 272 crimes and 49 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Cathedral	366	31
Rainbow Hill	104	19
Warndon	98	17
St John	76	9
Nunnery	76	9
Warndon Parish South	56	9
Bedwardine	44	5
Claines	28	3
Battenhall	27	5
St Clement	27	5
St Peter's Parish	23	4
Warndon Parish North	12	2
Arboretum	0	0
Gorse Hill	0	0
St Stephen	0	0

Crime map for Worcester

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Worcester

The average property price in Worcester is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£429,597.80	£266,197.98	£215,470.40	£141,744.40
2022	£421,391.16	£262,270.83	£213,318.12	£141,091.48
2021	£372,949.56	£232,370.86	£190,260.08	£130,919.10
2020	£348,273.05	£218,804.52	£179,329.90	£126,952.07
2019	£339,443.07	£213,558.69	£175,294.37	£126,842.04
2018	£337,762.06	£211,859.53	£174,631.82	£128,332.71
2017	£324,124.95	£202,566.84	£167,971.29	£125,290.95
2016	£306,363.11	£192,160.85	£160,362.53	£117,316.56
2015	£289,010.87	£181,540.24	£152,290.90	£111,117.22
2014	£275,496.58	£173,390.43	£146,184.83	£106,629.98
2013	£259,673.91	£162,534.39	£137,746.54	£100,857.99
2012	£259,613.36	£162,504.64	£137,880.85	£102,085.27
2011	£256,114.55	£158,438.48	£134,027.68	£100,765.09
2010	£254,007.69	£158,646.21	£134,723.08	£101,733.54

Property prices over time for Worcester

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Worcester

The median salary in Worcester is £27,820 and the mean salary in Worcester is £33,375.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 42k
Median Salary: £27,820
Annual Percentage Change: 5.8%
Mean Salary: £33,375

Salary comparison between Worcester and West Midlands

See how Worcester compares to the rest of West Midlands . Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in West Midlands is £31,534 in Solihull and the lowest median salary is £0 in Wychavon. Worcester ranks 9 out of 30 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Solihull	71k	£31,534	3.8%	£39,183	0.0%
Stratford-on-Avon	50k	£31,528	16.7%	£36,940	4.5%
Rugby	49k	£31,514	9.4%	£34,326	8.8%
North Warwickshire	22k	£30,998	13.8%	£33,797	4.5%
Lichfield	40k	£30,556	6.4%	£36,651	6.9%
Warwick	60k	£29,940	-0.2%	£38,938	2.6%
Stafford	50k	£29,730	13.3%	£34,630	14.7%
Bromsgrove	39k	£28,714	-2.4%	£35,260	2.8%
South Staffordshire	37k	£28,260	1.7%	£31,128	5.5%
Coventry	104k	£27,766	7.9%	£31,736	7.8%
Staffordshire Moorlands	35k	£27,177	4.9%	£30,603	6.5%
Tamworth	27k	£26,902	11.5%	£28,616	7.4%
Malvern Hills	24k	£26,626	2.3%	£32,046	5.1%
East Staffordshire	45k	£26,521	11.5%	£30,847	15.0%
Wolverhampton	75k	£26,410	8.8%	£32,641	20.0%
Telford and Wrekin UA	69k	£26,337	12.8%	£28,687	13.4%
Wyre Forest	36k	£26,221	6.1%	£29,622	5.3%
Shropshire UA	118k	£26,221	10.4%	£31,078	10.6%
Nuneaton and Bedworth	57k	£26,045	4.1%	£28,759	5.8%
Dudley	100k	£26,006	1.7%	£29,416	3.9%
Birmingham	260k	£25,495	5.0%	£29,949	6.6%
Newcastle-under-Lyme	45k	£25,167	3.6%	£27,028	3.9%
Cannock Chase	37k	£24,736	-4.6%	£26,699	-1.4%
Stoke-on-Trent UA	93k	£24,439	7.3%	£26,267	3.0%
Redditch	33k	£24,307	1.0%	£30,488	8.2%
Walsall	82k	£23,914	3.9%	£26,154	-2.3%
Sandwell	108k	£23,746	3.9%	£27,980	11.2%
Herefordshire UA	69k	£23,659	7.1%	£27,391	5.2%
Wychavon	45k	£0	0.0%	£28,816	4.3%