Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

New Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brown Clee , and the 300th highest 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 New Road (WV16 6NL) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 189.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 280.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Data Sources

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