Published violence and sexual offences rates, West Mercia (West Mercia Police area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published violence and sexual offences records per 1,000 Census 2021 residents, September 2025 to August 2026. Counts sit beside every rate.

These are published crime rates, not safety ratings. Expect city centres, stations and big shopping areas near the top: many people visit, few live there, and a residents-only rate counts the visitors' records against the residents alone. Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release, and each record is assigned to its nearest postcode, so records near a boundary can fall in the next area. Areas with fewer than 5,000 residents, and areas inside a force publication gap, are not ranked. Rates cover England and Wales only. How rankings are built.

Highest published rates

Rank of 62	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	WR1 10,413 residents	139.9	1,457
2	TF3 26,987 residents	64.2	1,733
3	TF7 19,094 residents	58.5	1,117
4	SY1 28,687 residents	51.3	1,472
5	TF4 22,979 residents	46.1	1,059
6	WR4 26,515 residents	39.9	1,059
7	B97 35,057 residents	39.9	1,400
8	B98 50,309 residents	39.0	1,960
9	TF1 42,750 residents	36.5	1,561
10	DY10 37,009 residents	36.5	1,350
11	TF2 40,727 residents	34.6	1,409
12	WR5 35,060 residents	34.2	1,198
13	HR1 33,611 residents	33.8	1,136
14	DY11 32,219 residents	33.5	1,078
15	SY11 27,832 residents	32.7	909
16	WR11 48,021 residents	31.6	1,517
17	SY2 18,739 residents	31.0	580
18	DY12 12,113 residents	30.5	370
19	DY13 22,935 residents	29.4	675
20	B61 26,368 residents	28.3	745

Lowest published rates

Rank of 62	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
62	WR12 6,141 residents	9.0	55
61	B96 5,278 residents	9.7	51
60	WR7 5,741 residents	10.8	62
59	TF5 5,074 residents	11.8	60
58	WV7 7,669 residents	15.0	115
57	SY6 6,915 residents	15.2	105
56	B47 10,169 residents	15.3	156
55	B48 6,063 residents	15.7	95
54	SY10 15,667 residents	16.2	254
53	SY7 10,913 residents	16.7	182
52	WR13 8,855 residents	17.2	152
51	DY14 8,650 residents	17.3	150
50	HR8 14,144 residents	18.2	258
49	TF6 5,779 residents	18.3	106
48	WR6 13,094 residents	18.5	242
47	SY5 22,910 residents	18.7	429
46	WV15 8,554 residents	18.8	161
45	SA44 11,084 residents	19.9	221
44	HR9 21,475 residents	20.6	443
43	WR15 7,330 residents	20.9	153

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 126	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	HR1 2 5,558 residents	116.9	650
2	B97 4 5,758 residents	76.2	439
3	TF7 4 6,420 residents	64.0	411
4	WR11 4 8,176 residents	60.1	491
5	WR5 1 11,383 residents	56.7	645
6	TF7 5 12,674 residents	55.7	706
7	WR4 9 16,342 residents	55.1	900
8	B98 8 8,696 residents	50.4	438
9	B97 6 12,326 residents	49.9	615
10	TF3 1 11,041 residents	48.9	540
11	TF4 3 11,331 residents	48.8	553
12	SY11 1 6,516 residents	47.4	309
13	DY10 1 7,415 residents	46.1	342
14	DY11 7 8,594 residents	46.1	396
15	DY10 2 12,001 residents	45.0	540
16	TF4 2 11,648 residents	43.4	506
17	B61 8 6,866 residents	43.1	296
18	B98 9 6,981 residents	42.7	298
19	TF3 2 8,840 residents	42.2	373
20	B98 7 20,278 residents	39.6	804

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 126	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
126	WR12 7 6,141 residents	9.0	55
125	DY9 0 12,022 residents	9.3	112
124	B96 6 5,278 residents	9.7	51
123	WR11 7 9,381 residents	9.8	92
122	TF1 6 10,471 residents	10.8	113
121	WR7 4 5,741 residents	10.8	62
120	GL20 7 8,945 residents	11.5	103
119	TF5 0 5,074 residents	11.8	60
118	WR10 3 5,160 residents	12.0	62
117	WR11 8 8,468 residents	12.2	103
116	SY3 0 5,370 residents	12.5	67
115	WR2 6 8,859 residents	13.4	119
114	HR1 4 6,395 residents	13.4	86
113	HR1 3 6,969 residents	13.8	96
112	SY23 4 5,408 residents	14.2	77
111	SY10 9 5,154 residents	14.4	74
110	HR4 7 5,885 residents	14.4	85
109	WR3 7 12,051 residents	14.5	175
108	WV7 3 7,669 residents	15.0	115
107	WR4 0 10,173 residents	15.6	159

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