Postcode district · Bridgnorth
Crime in WV16
How much crime is recorded in WV16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 24,339 (2024)
WV16Postcode district · Bridgnorth
How safe is WV16
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV16, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
WV16National
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary5.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.