Postcode · Kidderminster
Crime in DY11 7JA
How much crime is recorded in DY11 7JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchen Coppice
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,553 (2024)
DY11 7JAKidderminster
How safe is DY11 7JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 92.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY11 7JA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
92.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
156
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 7JANational
Violence and sexual offences82.823.6
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Criminal damage and arson15.44.7
Public order13.94.6
Burglary7.29.1
Other crime5.71.5
Drugs4.72.4
Other theft4.24.5
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.