Total Crime Rate

189.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 189.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Salop Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bridgnorth West and Tasley , and the 48th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Salop Street (WV16 5BR) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 253.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 220.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salop Street (WV16 5BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Innage Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salop Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Innage Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Innage Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Innage Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Listley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Listley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pound Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pound Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marys Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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