Postcode · Bridgnorth
Crime in WV16 4PU
How much crime is recorded in WV16 4PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridgnorth West
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,401 (2024)
WV16 4PUBridgnorth
How safe is WV16 4PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV16 4PU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 4PUNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary4.79.1
Other theft4.04.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other crime3.21.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.