Postcode district · Kidderminster
Crime in DY10
How much crime is recorded in DY10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 52,553 (2024)
DY10Postcode district · Kidderminster
How safe is DY10
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY10, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
DY10National
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Burglary9.99.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Shoplifting6.58.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.