Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bowling Green Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 169th 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 Bowling Green Way (TF13 6PG) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Green Way (TF13 6PG), 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 Bowling Green Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Falcons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bowling Green Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bowling Green Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Racecourse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Falcons Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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