Postcode district · Bridgnorth
Crime in WV15
How much crime is recorded in WV15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 16,305 (2024)
WV15Postcode district · Bridgnorth
How safe is WV15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV15, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
WV15National
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary10.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.