Crime Rates at Friars Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4BJ

Friars Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 188th highest 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 Friars Street (WV16 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Street (WV16 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.