Total Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Uplands Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bridgnorth West and Tasley , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Uplands Drive (WV16 5DD) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Bridgnorth West and Tasley average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Uplands Drive (WV16 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maudlins Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stretton Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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