Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Station Approach area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bridgnorth West and Tasley , and the 413th highest 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 Station Approach (WV16 5DP) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Approach (WV16 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Postern Gate, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Postern Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marys Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oldbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Postern Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Listley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Listley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pound Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pound Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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