Postcode district · Kidderminster
Crime in DY14
How much crime is recorded in DY14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 16,422 (2024)
DY14Postcode district · Kidderminster
How safe is DY14
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY14, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
DY14National
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Shoplifting12.38.4
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.64.6
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.