Postcode · Kidderminster
Crime in DY10 4LY
How much crime is recorded in DY10 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wolverley, Cookley & Blakedown
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,617 (2024)
DY10 4LYKidderminster
How safe is DY10 4LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY10 4LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY10 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary13.99.1
Other theft5.34.5
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Public order1.54.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.