Postcode district · Kidderminster
Crime in DY11
How much crime is recorded in DY11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 44,593 (2024)
DY11Postcode district · Kidderminster
How safe is DY11
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY11, broadly in line with 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
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
DY11National
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Shoplifting9.08.4
Burglary8.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.