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Crime in WV16 5

How much crime is recorded in WV16 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
7,869 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV16 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV16 5, 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WV16 5National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary5.39.1
Shoplifting3.48.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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