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Droitwich Spa Central

Middle area

North west Wychavon. 5,887 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Droitwich Spa Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£276,500
Joint 3,309th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,869
Joint 2,584th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Droitwich Spa Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Droitwich Spa Central at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 64.5 per 1,000 people across Wychavon.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences182
Shoplifting95
Anti-social behaviour70
Criminal damage and arson64
Other crime57
Burglary30
Vehicle crime23
Drug offences6
Robbery4
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Droitwich Spa Central compares

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Wychavon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wychavon19 areas from £194,000 to £568,000. The middle area is £340,000. Droitwich Spa Central is £276,500.
£276,5006th cheapest
Population19 middle areas, Wychavon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wychavon19 areas from 5,409 to 9,019. The middle area is 6,705. Droitwich Spa Central is 5,869.
5,8696th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Wychavon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wychavon19 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 52.0%. Droitwich Spa Central is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Wychavon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wychavon19 areas from 34.7% to 99.4%. The middle area is 80.3%. Droitwich Spa Central is 90.4%.
90.4%7th highest

Is Droitwich Spa Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Droitwich Spa Central at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 64.5 per 1,000 people across Wychavon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Droitwich Spa Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (182), shoplifting (95) and anti-social behaviour (70).

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.

Figures for the whole of Wychavon

These figures are published for the whole of Wychavon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wychavon and not Droitwich Spa Central alone. See Wychavon

Average house price
£322,210
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,175
99th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.9×
Joint 94th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.8
Joint 108th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Droitwich Spa Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Droitwich Spa Central was £276,500 in 2025.

Droitwich Spa Central had 5,869 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Droitwich Spa Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Droitwich Spa Central, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.