Postcode · Kidderminster
Crime in DY11 6LY
How much crime is recorded in DY11 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Foley Park
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,558 (2024)
How safe is DY11 6LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY11 6LY area, 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
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Burglary5.09.1
Public order4.64.6
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.