Postcode · Kidderminster
Crime in DY11 5LU
How much crime is recorded in DY11 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Franche
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,182 (2024)
DY11 5LUKidderminster
How safe is DY11 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY11 5LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
DY11 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order0.84.6
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.