# Kidderminster

Town in Wyre Forest, West Midlands.

Kidderminster is a town in Wyre Forest, West Midlands. Median sale price £240,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 100.2 per 1,000 people. About 58,425 people.

Town. Code E63003049. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest)

Kidderminster is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Kidderminster add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kidderminster was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 421st cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidderminster#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 57,567** (2021). Kidderminster had 57,567 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 185th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidderminster#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in Kidderminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidderminster#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Kidderminster, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidderminster#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63003049) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 84% of people in Kidderminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63003049) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 840 homes were sold in Kidderminster in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63003049) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Kidderminster.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63003049) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Kidderminster had 57,567 usual residents at the census.

## How Kidderminster compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Kidderminster | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £240,000 | joint 37th cheapest | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 57,567 | 23rd most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 84% | 28th most people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.4% | 33rd lowest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Kidderminster safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kidderminster at a rate of 100.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.4 per 1,000 people across West Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 598 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kidderminster.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,111), other crime (958) and anti-social behaviour (796).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Kidderminster was 109.8 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 Kidderminster, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Kidderminster has no single figure. Of its 39 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Kidderminster

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wyre Forest 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032441) | 1,211 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wyre Forest 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032442) | 1,627 | 21.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032443) | 1,317 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Wyre Forest 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032444) | 1,251 | 208.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032445) | 1,595 | 80.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| [Wyre Forest 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032436) | 1,509 | 26.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032438) | 1,518 | 31.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| [Wyre Forest 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032446) | 1,413 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Wyre Forest 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032447) | 1,482 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.4% |
| [Wyre Forest 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032448) | 1,146 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [Wyre Forest 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032434) | 2,325 | 120.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wyre Forest 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032435) | 1,476 | 150.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Wyre Forest 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032437) | 1,846 | 108.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Wyre Forest 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01034331) | 1,085 | 604.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 36.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01034332) | 1,649 | 168.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 70.6% |
| [Wyre Forest 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032451) | 1,499 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Wyre Forest 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032452) | 1,561 | 117.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [Wyre Forest 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032453) | 1,820 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032454) | 1,800 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032449) | 1,599 | 79.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Wyre Forest 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032464) | 1,480 | 94.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032465) | 1,524 | 82.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wyre Forest 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032466) | 1,350 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.5% |
| [Wyre Forest 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032467) | 1,172 | 69.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.3% |
| [Wyre Forest 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032468) | 1,099 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wyre Forest 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032474) | 1,802 | 297.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032475) | 1,665 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| [Wyre Forest 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032476) | 1,395 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Wyre Forest 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032477) | 1,178 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Wyre Forest 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032478) | 1,524 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Wyre Forest 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032469) | 1,695 | 103.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.3% |
| [Wyre Forest 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032471) | 1,631 | 170.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01034333) | 1,344 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| [Wyre Forest 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01034334) | 1,430 | 130.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.4% |
| [Wyre Forest 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032418) | 1,300 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.1% |
| [Wyre Forest 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032419) | 1,269 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.0% |
| [Wyre Forest 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032420) | 1,231 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 76.1% |
| [Wyre Forest 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032421) | 1,156 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.5% |
| [Wyre Forest 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032422) | 1,438 | 107.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.4% |

## Your MP

- [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wyre-forest): Mark Garnier (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest)

## Postcode districts covering Kidderminster

[DY10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10), [DY11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy11)

## Middle areas in Kidderminster

[Birchen Coppice](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/birchen-coppice), [Comberton](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/comberton), [Foley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/foley-park), [Franche](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/franche), [Greenhill](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/greenhill), [Habberley](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/habberley), [Kidderminster Town](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/kidderminster-town), [Spennells & Hoobrook](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/spennells-and-hoobrook)

## Towns near Kidderminster

[Stourport-on-Severn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stourport-on-severn), [Bewdley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bewdley), [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stourbridge), [Kingswinford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswinford), [Brierley Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brierley-hill), [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halesowen)

## Kidderminster in brief

Kidderminster is a town in Wyre Forest, West Midlands.
About 58,425 people lived in Kidderminster in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £240,000 in 2025 across 840 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 100.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Kidderminster was £240,000 in 2025.
Kidderminster had 57,567 usual residents at the census.
About 84% of people in Kidderminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kidderminster, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63003049
- Constituency: [Wyre Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wyre-forest)
- Council: [Wyre Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 15.99 km²
- People, mid-2024: 58,425*
- Neighbourhoods: 39
- Output areas: 195

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Stourport-on-Severn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stourport-on-severn), [Bewdley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bewdley), [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stourbridge), [Kingswinford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswinford), [Brierley Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brierley-hill), [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halesowen)

## Latest updates for Kidderminster

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63003049

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidderminster, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidderminster#f-house-sales-median-price.

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