Postcode · Bridgnorth
Crime in WV15 5LU
How much crime is recorded in WV15 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alveley, Claverley & Worfield
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,758 (2024)
WV15 5LUBridgnorth
How safe is WV15 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV15 5LU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WV15 5LUNational
Burglary15.59.1
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.14.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.