Postcode · Kidderminster
Crime in DY14 9TH
How much crime is recorded in DY14 9TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,440 (2024)
DY14 9THKidderminster
How safe is DY14 9TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY14 9TH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9THNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Public order0.74.6
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.