Total Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weston Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Albrighton , and the 436th 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 Weston Road (WV7 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Albrighton average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weston Road (WV7 3DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolverley Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Albrighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bushfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Redford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fair Lawn | Under investigation |
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