Postcode · Bridgnorth
Crime in WV16 4AE
How much crime is recorded in WV16 4AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridgnorth West
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
WV16 4AEBridgnorth
How safe is WV16 4AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV16 4AE area, 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
WV16 4AENational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Public order3.44.6
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.