Crime Rates at Elm Place, Cookley, Kidderminster, DY10 3TS

Elm Place area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Wyre Forest Rural , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Place (DY10 3TS) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Wyre Forest Rural average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Place (DY10 3TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Staite Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.