Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brown Clee , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 6RL) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 193.0% higher than the Brown Clee average (23.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode WV16 6RL, the main crime hotspot is near Beech Green. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in WV16 6RL area

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Data Sources

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