Total Crime Rate

218.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 218.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Johns Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,001 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 St Johns Street (WV15 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 218.5 per 1,000 residents and was 173.6% 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 Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (WV15 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Johns Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts

Crime Over Time in St Johns Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Morfe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doctors Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Severn Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Morfe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doctors Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morfe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morfe Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandpits Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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