Total Crime Rate
178.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cross Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Albrighton , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Road (WV7 3QT) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 294.9% higher than the Albrighton average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 2400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Road (WV7 3QT), the main crime hotspot is near Abney Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Albrighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Orchard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arrow Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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