Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sydney Cottage Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bridgnorth West and Tasley , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Cottage Drive (WV16 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Cottage Drive (WV16 4PQ), 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 Sydney Cottage Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wrekin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Ashes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tasley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tasley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tasley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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