WR9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Droitwich Spa, Primsland and Witton, in Wychavon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WR9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WR9, 82.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WR9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WR9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WR9 at a rate of 67.8 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 218 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WR9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (885), shoplifting (386) and other crime (360).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WR9 was 67.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WR9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WR9 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WR9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wychavon 001D | 2,725 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 65.3% |
| Wychavon 001E | 1,606 | 69.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 69.0% |
| Wychavon 001F | 1,379 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |
| Wychavon 002A | 1,283 | 90.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.4% |
| Wychavon 002B | 1,569 | 160.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.9% |
| Wychavon 002C | 1,242 | 85.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Wychavon 002D | 1,315 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.2% |
| Wychavon 003A | 1,823 | 220.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 59.3% |
| Wychavon 003B | 1,926 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Wychavon 003C | 1,679 | 23.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.2% |
| Wychavon 004A | 1,110 | 80.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.7% |
| Wychavon 004B | 1,387 | 85.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.2% |
| Wychavon 004C | 1,825 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.2% |
| Wychavon 004D | 1,545 | 116.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.9% |
| Wychavon 005B | 1,539 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| Wychavon 005C | 1,676 | 10.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Wychavon 005D | 1,578 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.4% |
| Wychavon 005E | 1,723 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| Wychavon 005F | 1,816 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| Wychavon 006C | 2,466 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 22.5% |
| Wychavon 007A | 1,504 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 42.9% |
MPs for WR9
- Nigel HuddlestonConservativeMP for Droitwich and Evesham91% of WR9’s postcodes
- Chris BlooreLabourMP for Redditch8.1% of WR9’s postcodes
- Mark GarnierConservativeMP for Wyre Forest0.6% of WR9’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
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Council1
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Nearest rail stations1
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WR9 in brief
WR9 is a postcode district covering Droitwich Spa, Primsland and Witton, in Wychavon.
About 35,291 people lived in WR9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £304,000 in 2025 across 482 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WR9 was £304,000 in 2025.
WR9 had 33,818 usual residents at the census.
In WR9, 82.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WR9, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.