Total Crime Rate

244.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 244.1 10/10
  • Other theft 114.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (TF13 6AB) in the last 12 months was 244.1 per 1,000 residents and was 175.5% 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 Other theft with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TF13 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falcons Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowling Green Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Racecourse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bowling Green Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bowling Green Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Falcons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Falcons Court Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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