Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilkinson Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 168th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilkinson Avenue (TF12 5EE) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% higher than the Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilkinson Avenue (TF12 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Foundry Lane. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilkinson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgnorth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Foundry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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