Total Crime Rate

247.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 247.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 33rd highest crime rate of 1,000 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 247.4 per 1,000 residents and was 419.4% higher than the Bridgnorth West and Tasley average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Castle Street (WV16 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 31 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Postern Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cartway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4373 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4373 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Underhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pound Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4373 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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