DY11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kidderminster, Blakebrook and Franche, in Wyre Forest.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DY11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DY11, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DY11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DY11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DY11 at a rate of 92.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.5 per 1,000 people across DY.
In August 2026 alone, 297 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DY11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,098), other crime (481) and anti-social behaviour (417).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DY11 was 98.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DY11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DY11 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DY11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wychavon 001B | 1,437 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 47.0% |
| Wychavon 001C | 1,647 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 50.3% |
| Wyre Forest 001F | 2,422 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 70.8% |
| Wyre Forest 002A | 1,211 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Wyre Forest 002B | 1,627 | 21.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.9% |
| Wyre Forest 002C | 1,317 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| Wyre Forest 002D | 1,251 | 208.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.9% |
| Wyre Forest 002E | 1,595 | 80.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| Wyre Forest 006A | 1,499 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| Wyre Forest 006B | 1,561 | 117.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| Wyre Forest 006C | 1,820 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Wyre Forest 006D | 1,800 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% |
| Wyre Forest 008A | 1,802 | 297.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.9% |
| Wyre Forest 008B | 1,665 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| Wyre Forest 008C | 1,395 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Wyre Forest 008D | 1,178 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| Wyre Forest 008E | 1,524 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| Wyre Forest 009A | 1,695 | 103.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.3% |
| Wyre Forest 009C | 1,631 | 170.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Wyre Forest 009D | 1,344 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| Wyre Forest 009E | 1,430 | 130.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.4% |
MPs for DY11
- Mark GarnierConservativeMP for Wyre Forest91% of DY11’s postcodes
- Nigel HuddlestonConservativeMP for Droitwich and Evesham8.3% of DY11’s postcodes
- Mike WoodConservativeMP for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire0.5% of DY11’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DY114
Postcode sectors in DY114
Council1
Towns in DY111
Postcode districts next to DY116
Nearest rail stations1
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DY11 in brief
DY11 is a postcode district covering Kidderminster, Blakebrook and Franche, in Wyre Forest.
About 32,776 people lived in DY11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £247,750 in 2025 across 454 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DY11 was £247,750 in 2025.
DY11 had 32,518 usual residents at the census.
In DY11, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DY11, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.