Postcode · Kidderminster
Crime in DY14 9YN
How much crime is recorded in DY14 9YN, 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
- 1,301 (2024)
DY14 9YNKidderminster
How safe is DY14 9YN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY14 9YN 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
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 9YNNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft3.94.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.