Postcode · Kidderminster
Crime in DY11 7JS
How much crime is recorded in DY11 7JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchen Coppice
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
DY11 7JSKidderminster
How safe is DY11 7JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY11 7JS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 7JSNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Burglary10.49.1
Other theft9.04.5
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Public order8.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other crime3.91.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Drugs2.32.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.