Crime in Droitwich Spa
Recorded crime in Droitwich Spa is 1.2 times the Wychavon average and 0.9 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Droitwich Spa: about 13,278 residents in 19 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- +1%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Wychavon average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Droitwich Spa.
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Droitwich Spa, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Wychavon average (0.9× the England and Wales average). 73 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 66% of the harm here
- Burglary: 14% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 66% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 26 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Wychavon (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Wychavon partnership area, not only Droitwich Spa. Figures for the South Worcester community safety partnership, which covers Malvern Hills, Worcester and Wychavon. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 349 | 1.1 | Down 18% |
| Cars broken into | 400 | 1.2 | Down 36% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,337 | 4.1 | Up 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 534 | 1.6 | Up 17% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 5 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in WR9
In WR9, the postcode district at the centre of Droitwich Spa, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 814 | 4% | 2% | 79% | 8% | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 429 | 14% | 3% | 31% | 50% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 161 | 2% | 3% | 43% | 47% | 4% |
| Public order | 141 | 5% | 0% | 74% | 17% | 4% |
| Other theft | 136 | 1% | 1% | 34% | 57% | 6% |
| Burglary | 112 | 6% | 0% | 24% | 66% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 99 | 2% | 1% | 21% | 72% | 4% |
| Other crime | 59 | 7% | 2% | 63% | 12% | 17% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Wychavon, 2023 to 2025: 153 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 59 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 26 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 38% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.7 |
| Burglary | 3.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 29.3 |
| Drugs | 1.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 5.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.0 |
| Public order | 5.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 |
| Shoplifting | 11.4 |
Postcode districts in Droitwich Spa
Nearby towns
Council: Wychavon
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Questions about crime in Droitwich Spa
- Is Droitwich Spa a safe place to live?
- Droitwich Spa scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Wychavon average.
- Is crime going up or down in Droitwich Spa?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 1,069 recorded crimes a year then, 1,085 now.
- What is the most common crime in Droitwich Spa?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 29 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Droitwich Spa compare with Wychavon?
- Crime severity in Droitwich Spa is 1.2 times the Wychavon average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Droitwich Spa?
- In WR9, the postcode district at the centre of Droitwich Spa, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 31% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Droitwich Spa?
- Of 112 burglaries reported in WR9, the postcode district at the centre of Droitwich Spa between September 2024 and August 2025, 6% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 66% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Droitwich Spa?
- In 2025/26, in the South Worcester partnership area, which includes Droitwich Spa, the police recorded 349 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.1 per 1,000 residents, down 18% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Droitwich Spa?
- 1,337 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the South Worcester partnership area, which includes Droitwich Spa, 4.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Droitwich Spa last year?
- 5 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the South Worcester partnership area, which includes Droitwich Spa, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.