Crime Rate in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts, ward

Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 2738th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 272nd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.