Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 24.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brown Clee , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 1,005 local areas in Shropshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (WV16 5LB) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Brown Clee average (22.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode WV16 5LB, the main crime hotspot is near The Moat House. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in WV16 5LB area

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Data Sources

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