Crime Rates at Severnside South, Bridgnorth, WV15 6BA

Severnside South area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Severnside South (WV15 6BA) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% 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 33 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.