Total Crime Rate

81.1 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 81.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Severnside South area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 209th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Severnside South (WV15 6BA) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severnside South (WV15 6BA), 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 Castle Terrace (12 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 Severnside South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cartway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Severn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doctors Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doctors Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King'S Loade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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