Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Morfe Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 278th 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 Morfe Road (WV15 5EH) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morfe Road (WV15 5EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beeston'S Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morfe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wolverhampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hermitage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morfe Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Morfe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beeston'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morfe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Morfe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandpits Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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