Total Crime Rate

273.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Castle Street area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bridgnorth West and Tasley , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Castle Street (WV16 4AB) in the last 12 months was 273.2 per 1,000 residents and was 408.1% higher than the Bridgnorth West and Tasley average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Castle Street (WV16 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Listley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marys Street —
Sep 2025Public order West Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oldbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Postern Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Postern Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King'S Loade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pound Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pound Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cartway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Listley Street —
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Data Sources

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