Total Crime Rate

351.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 351.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.3 8/10
  • Public order 48.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cricket Meadow area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts , and the 18th 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 Cricket Meadow (WV16 4LB) in the last 12 months was 351.6 per 1,000 residents and was 296.9% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 138.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricket Meadow (WV16 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Innage Gardens. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cricket Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Innage Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pound Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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