Postcode · Kidderminster
Crime in DY14 8TH
How much crime is recorded in DY14 8TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highley & Ditton Priors
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,234 (2024)
DY14 8THKidderminster
How safe is DY14 8TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY14 8TH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
DY14 8THNational
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary3.49.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.