Total Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Woodlands area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Alveley and Claverley , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 1,000 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 The Woodlands (WV15 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Alveley and Claverley average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Woodlands (WV15 6LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Button Hall Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallards Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridgnorth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazelgrove | Under investigation |
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