Total Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridge Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hodnet , and the 411th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Way (SY4 4PG) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Hodnet average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Way (SY4 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shawbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Erdington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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