Postcode · Bridgnorth
Crime in WV16 6LD
How much crime is recorded in WV16 6LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highley & Ditton Priors
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,019 (2024)
WV16 6LDBridgnorth
How safe is WV16 6LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV16 6LD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 6LDNational
Violence and sexual offences45.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order4.24.6
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other theft1.44.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.