Postcode · Bridgnorth
Crime in WV15 5LW
How much crime is recorded in WV15 5LW, 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)
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How safe is WV15 5LW
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 5LW 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV15 5LWNational
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
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.