Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leasowes Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bridgnorth West and Tasley , and the 184th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leasowes Close (WV16 4PD) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leasowes Close (WV16 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Wrekin Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bridgnorth West and Tasley

Crime Over Time in Leasowes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wrekin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maudlins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maudlins Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rastrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tasley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tasley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Ashes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tasley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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