# Kidderminster Town

North east Wyre Forest. 8,909 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.

Kidderminster Town had 8,382 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006770. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kidderminster Town was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 1,588th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/kidderminster-town#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,382** (2021). Kidderminster Town had 8,382 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2,915th most populated of 9,448. 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/wyre-forest/kidderminster-town#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Kidderminster Town 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/wyre-forest/kidderminster-town#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.9%** (January 2026). In Kidderminster Town, 79.9% 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/wyre-forest/kidderminster-town#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006770) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Kidderminster Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02006770) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 99 homes were sold in Kidderminster Town in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006770) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Kidderminster Town.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006770) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Kidderminster Town had 8,382 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Kidderminster Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kidderminster Town at a rate of 194.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.2 per 1,000 people across Wyre Forest.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 637 |
| Other crime | 272 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 253 |
| Shoplifting | 193 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 144 |
| Vehicle crime | 85 |
| Drug offences | 59 |
| Burglary | 44 |
| Robbery | 31 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Kidderminster Town compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Kidderminster Town | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £205,000 | cheapest | 14 middle areas, Wyre Forest · 2025 |
| Population | 8,382 | 2nd most populated | 14 middle areas, Wyre Forest · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 14 middle areas, Wyre Forest · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 79.9% | 3rd lowest | 14 middle areas, Wyre Forest · Jan 2026 |

## Is Kidderminster Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kidderminster Town at a rate of 194.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.2 per 1,000 people across Wyre Forest.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 191 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kidderminster Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (637), other crime (272) and anti-social behaviour (253).
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.

## Figures for the whole of Wyre Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Wyre Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wyre Forest and not Kidderminster Town alone. [See Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest)

- **Average house price: £230,984** (July 2026). Wyre Forest’s average house price was £230,984 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,661** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wyre Forest earned a median of £34,661 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 47th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.7×** (2025). A home in Wyre Forest costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 145th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.1** (2025). Wyre Forest has a deprivation score of 22.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 113th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Kidderminster Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kidderminster Town was £205,000 in 2025.
Kidderminster Town had 8,382 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Kidderminster Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kidderminster Town, 79.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006770
- Ward: [Broadwaters †](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/ward/broadwaters)
- 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: 2.34 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,909*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 28

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Greenhill](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/greenhill), [Comberton](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/comberton), [Franche](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/franche), [Wolverley, Cookley & Blakedown](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/wolverley-cookley-and-blakedown), [Spennells & Hoobrook](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/spennells-and-hoobrook), [Foley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/foley-park)

## Latest updates for Kidderminster Town

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006770

## How to cite

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