Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Meadow area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Birch Meadow (TF12 5LN) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 412.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Meadow (TF12 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Meadow. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts

Crime Over Time in Birch Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delph Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4375 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Haycop Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B4375 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B4375 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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