Crime in Kidderminster
Recorded crime in Kidderminster is 1.5 times the Wyre Forest average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 13%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Kidderminster: about 26,213 residents in 30 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 7.6/10Good
- 5-year change
- −13%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.5×the Wyre Forest average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Kidderminster.
Crime over 5 years
Down 13% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Kidderminster, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.5× the Wyre Forest average (1.4× the England and Wales average). 123 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 64% of the harm here
- Burglary: 14% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 64% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 44 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Wyre Forest (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Wyre Forest partnership area, not only Kidderminster. Figures for the North Worcestershire community safety partnership, which covers Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 464 | 1.6 | Down 18% |
| Cars broken into | 424 | 1.4 | Down 29% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,213 | 4.1 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 550 | 1.9 | Down 3% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in DY10
In DY10, the postcode district at the centre of Kidderminster, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,331 | 5% | 2% | 74% | 9% | 9% |
| Shoplifting | 395 | 30% | 1% | 33% | 33% | 3% |
| Public order | 276 | 7% | 1% | 66% | 15% | 10% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 259 | 6% | 1% | 43% | 46% | 5% |
| Other theft | 239 | 1% | 2% | 34% | 59% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 226 | 6% | 0% | 18% | 74% | 2% |
| Burglary | 155 | 9% | 1% | 27% | 59% | 4% |
| Drugs | 92 | 23% | 16% | 27% | 13% | 21% |
| Other crime | 85 | 6% | 1% | 60% | 12% | 21% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.4 |
| Burglary | 6.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 46.9 |
| Drugs | 3.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.6 |
| Other crime | 1.9 |
| Other theft | 8.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 11.4 |
| Public order | 9.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 21.2 |
Postcode districts in Kidderminster
Nearby towns
Council: Wyre Forest
Questions about crime in Kidderminster
- Is Kidderminster a safe place to live?
- Kidderminster scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.5 times the Wyre Forest average.
- Is crime going up or down in Kidderminster?
- Down 13% over 5 years, from 3,415 recorded crimes a year to 2,975.
- What is the most common crime in Kidderminster?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 47 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Kidderminster compare with Wyre Forest?
- Crime severity in Kidderminster is 1.5 times the Wyre Forest average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Kidderminster?
- In DY10, the postcode district at the centre of Kidderminster, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 27% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Kidderminster?
- Of 155 burglaries reported in DY10, the postcode district at the centre of Kidderminster between September 2024 and August 2025, 9% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 59% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Kidderminster?
- In 2025/26, in the North Worcestershire partnership area, which includes Kidderminster, the police recorded 464 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, down 18% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Kidderminster?
- 1,213 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the North Worcestershire partnership area, which includes Kidderminster, 4.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Kidderminster last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the North Worcestershire partnership area, which includes Kidderminster, against 4 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.