Crime Rates at Wood Street, Kidderminster, DY11 6UF

Wood Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blakebrook & Habberley South , and the 28th highest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (DY11 6UF) in the last 12 months was 232.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Blakebrook & Habberley South average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (DY11 6UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.