Local authority · West Mercia Police
Recorded crime in Shropshire
12 months to June 2026
57.8recorded offences per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 19,264 offences in Shropshire in the 12 months to June 2026, down 4.9% (993) on the previous 12 months. That is 57.8 per 1,000 residents against 97.4 for England and Wales.
- Home Office · data.police.uk
- street-level crime archive
- local authority via LSOA lookup
- population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 333,162
Since 2011
The chart as a table
| Period | Recorded offences per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|
| Year to June 2012 | 83.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2013 | 75.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2014 | 68.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2015 | 68.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2016 | 72.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2017 | 77 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2018 | 82.2 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2019 | 82.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2020 | 84.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2021 | 79.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2022 | 74.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2023 | 71.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2024 | 63.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2025 | 60.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2026 | 57.8 per 1,000 residents |
Monthly trend
The chart as a table
| Period | Monthly recorded crime |
|---|---|
| December 2010 | 1,874 offences |
| January 2011 | 2,012 offences |
| February 2011 | 2,135 offences |
| March 2011 | 2,458 offences |
| April 2011 | 2,474 offences |
| May 2011 | 2,174 offences |
| June 2011 | 2,054 offences |
| July 2011 | 2,448 offences |
| August 2011 | 2,500 offences |
| September 2011 | 2,273 offences |
| October 2011 | 2,327 offences |
| November 2011 | 2,064 offences |
| December 2011 | 1,838 offences |
| January 2012 | 1,867 offences |
| February 2012 | 1,856 offences |
| March 2012 | 2,348 offences |
| April 2012 | 1,901 offences |
| May 2012 | 2,185 offences |
| June 2012 | 2,188 offences |
| July 2012 | 2,331 offences |
| August 2012 | 2,345 offences |
| September 2012 | 1,970 offences |
| October 2012 | 1,989 offences |
| November 2012 | 1,883 offences |
| December 2012 | 1,781 offences |
| January 2013 | 1,748 offences |
| February 2013 | 1,697 offences |
| March 2013 | 1,817 offences |
| April 2013 | 1,877 offences |
| May 2013 | 1,910 offences |
| June 2013 | 2,019 offences |
| July 2013 | 1,922 offences |
| August 2013 | 1,887 offences |
| September 2013 | 1,739 offences |
| October 2013 | 1,820 offences |
| November 2013 | 1,718 offences |
| December 2013 | 1,616 offences |
| January 2014 | 1,606 offences |
| February 2014 | 1,604 offences |
| March 2014 | 1,861 offences |
| April 2014 | 1,769 offences |
| May 2014 | 1,805 offences |
| June 2014 | 1,825 offences |
| July 2014 | 2,008 offences |
| August 2014 | 1,841 offences |
| September 2014 | 1,825 offences |
| October 2014 | 1,794 offences |
| November 2014 | 1,755 offences |
| December 2014 | 1,437 offences |
| January 2015 | 1,530 offences |
| February 2015 | 1,505 offences |
| March 2015 | 1,754 offences |
| April 2015 | 1,931 offences |
| May 2015 | 1,888 offences |
| June 2015 | 1,979 offences |
| July 2015 | 2,084 offences |
| August 2015 | 2,136 offences |
| September 2015 | 1,801 offences |
| October 2015 | 1,903 offences |
| November 2015 | 1,840 offences |
| December 2015 | 1,708 offences |
| January 2016 | 1,697 offences |
| February 2016 | 1,719 offences |
| March 2016 | 1,935 offences |
| April 2016 | 1,835 offences |
| May 2016 | 1,971 offences |
| June 2016 | 2,117 offences |
| July 2016 | 2,146 offences |
| August 2016 | 2,102 offences |
| September 2016 | 2,055 offences |
| October 2016 | 2,079 offences |
| November 2016 | 1,853 offences |
| December 2016 | 1,852 offences |
| January 2017 | 1,769 offences |
| February 2017 | 1,735 offences |
| March 2017 | 2,101 offences |
| April 2017 | 2,127 offences |
| May 2017 | 2,294 offences |
| June 2017 | 2,174 offences |
| July 2017 | 2,297 offences |
| August 2017 | 2,348 offences |
| September 2017 | 2,296 offences |
| October 2017 | 2,349 offences |
| November 2017 | 2,106 offences |
| December 2017 | 2,040 offences |
| January 2018 | 2,066 offences |
| February 2018 | 1,777 offences |
| March 2018 | 1,964 offences |
| April 2018 | 2,063 offences |
| May 2018 | 2,294 offences |
| June 2018 | 2,460 offences |
| July 2018 | 2,554 offences |
| August 2018 | 2,292 offences |
| September 2018 | 2,329 offences |
| October 2018 | 2,306 offences |
| November 2018 | 2,145 offences |
| December 2018 | 1,979 offences |
| January 2019 | 2,072 offences |
| February 2019 | 1,912 offences |
| March 2019 | 2,270 offences |
| April 2019 | 2,045 offences |
| May 2019 | 2,226 offences |
| June 2019 | 2,222 offences |
| July 2019 | 2,520 offences |
| August 2019 | 2,357 offences |
| September 2019 | 2,202 offences |
| October 2019 | 2,296 offences |
| November 2019 | 2,147 offences |
| December 2019 | 2,027 offences |
| January 2020 | 2,005 offences |
| February 2020 | 1,988 offences |
| March 2020 | 2,043 offences |
| April 2020 | 2,383 offences |
| May 2020 | 2,688 offences |
| June 2020 | 2,524 offences |
| July 2020 | 2,334 offences |
| August 2020 | 2,246 offences |
| September 2020 | 2,152 offences |
| October 2020 | 2,445 offences |
| November 2020 | 1,894 offences |
| December 2020 | 1,939 offences |
| January 2021 | 1,904 offences |
| February 2021 | 1,888 offences |
| March 2021 | 2,415 offences |
| April 2021 | 2,250 offences |
| May 2021 | 2,124 offences |
| June 2021 | 2,301 offences |
| July 2021 | 2,309 offences |
| August 2021 | 1,969 offences |
| September 2021 | 2,094 offences |
| October 2021 | 2,070 offences |
| November 2021 | 1,910 offences |
| December 2021 | 1,866 offences |
| January 2022 | 1,910 offences |
| February 2022 | 1,883 offences |
| March 2022 | 2,069 offences |
| April 2022 | 2,103 offences |
| May 2022 | 2,039 offences |
| June 2022 | 2,009 offences |
| July 2022 | 2,050 offences |
| August 2022 | 1,914 offences |
| September 2022 | 2,160 offences |
| October 2022 | 2,070 offences |
| November 2022 | 2,025 offences |
| December 2022 | 1,760 offences |
| January 2023 | 1,893 offences |
| February 2023 | 1,806 offences |
| March 2023 | 1,932 offences |
| April 2023 | 1,857 offences |
| May 2023 | 2,111 offences |
| June 2023 | 2,011 offences |
| July 2023 | 1,962 offences |
| August 2023 | 2,039 offences |
| September 2023 | 1,921 offences |
| October 2023 | 1,961 offences |
| November 2023 | 1,718 offences |
| December 2023 | 1,584 offences |
| January 2024 | 1,547 offences |
| February 2024 | 1,572 offences |
| March 2024 | 1,659 offences |
| April 2024 | 1,702 offences |
| May 2024 | 1,735 offences |
| June 2024 | 1,733 offences |
| July 2024 | 1,732 offences |
| August 2024 | 1,922 offences |
| September 2024 | 1,642 offences |
| October 2024 | 1,590 offences |
| November 2024 | 1,692 offences |
| December 2024 | 1,553 offences |
| January 2025 | 1,586 offences |
| February 2025 | 1,471 offences |
| March 2025 | 1,682 offences |
| April 2025 | 1,733 offences |
| May 2025 | 1,828 offences |
| June 2025 | 1,826 offences |
| July 2025 | 1,844 offences |
| August 2025 | 1,828 offences |
| September 2025 | 1,527 offences |
| October 2025 | 1,597 offences |
| November 2025 | 1,595 offences |
| December 2025 | 1,551 offences |
| January 2026 | 1,426 offences |
| February 2026 | 1,483 offences |
| March 2026 | 1,651 offences |
| April 2026 | 1,452 offences |
| May 2026 | 1,556 offences |
| June 2026 | 1,754 offences |
Official figures for this area
Published in the official force-area tables. These are the figures to cite; archive-based numbers above are built from street-level records and may differ.
| Series | Latest | A year earlier | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum seekers supported in each council area2026 Q2 · people | 110 | 1 | Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending June 2026 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 291,742 | — | Census 2011 KS204EW (Nomis, first released 30 January 2013) |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 49 | — | Census 2021 TS004 (Nomis, first released 2 November 2022) |
| Census 2021 economic activity by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 662 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 239 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 8,945 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 418 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 1,429 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 8 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 socio-economic classification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 274 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 highest qualification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 58 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 22,481 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 18,931 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 tenure by country of birthCensus 2021 · households | 1,107 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 tenure by ethnic groupCensus 2021 · households | 132 | — | Census 2021 |
| Outstanding council borrowing2026 Q2 · £ million | 35 | 382 | Q1 2026-27 |
| Council spending on servicesYear ending March 2025 · £ million | 8 | 153 | Outturn 2017-18 to 2024-25 (v3.2) |
| Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · £ a year | 2,528 | — | 2026-27 |
| Dwellings on the Council Tax valuation listsYear ending March 2025 · dwellings | 22,070 | — | 2025, as at 31 March 2025 |
| Households assessed as owed a homelessness duty2026 Q1 · households | 239 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Households in temporary accommodation2026 Q1 · households | 8 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Deprivation domains: average score by district2025 · score | -1 | — | IoD2025 (v2) |
| Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · percent | 4 | 4 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
| Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · £ a month | 605 | 913 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
| People resettled in each council area2021 Q3 · people | 5 | — | Resettlement by local authority, year ending June 2026 |
The chart as a table
| Period | Asylum seekers supported in each council area |
|---|---|
| 2021 Q4 | 2 people |
| 2022 Q1 | 2 people |
| 2022 Q2 | 2 people |
| 2022 Q3 | 4 people |
| 2022 Q4 | 62 people |
| 2023 Q1 | 4 people |
| 2023 Q2 | 65 people |
| 2023 Q3 | 3 people |
| 2023 Q4 | 86 people |
| 2024 Q1 | 69 people |
| 2024 Q3 | 4 people |
| 2024 Q4 | 7 people |
| 2025 Q1 | 7 people |
| 2025 Q2 | 1 people |
| 2025 Q3 | 12 people |
| 2025 Q4 | 24 people |
| 2026 Q1 | 50 people |
| 2026 Q2 | 110 people |
The chart as a table
| Period | Outstanding council borrowing by lender |
|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | £0.1m |
| 2011 Q1 | £49.2m |
| 2012 Q1 | £49.2m |
| 2013 Q1 | £49.2m |
| 2014 Q1 | £0.1m |
| 2015 Q1 | £49.2m |
| 2016 Q1 | £49.2m |
| 2017 Q1 | £49.2m |
| 2018 Q1 | £49.2m |
| 2019 Q1 | £0m |
| 2020 Q1 | £32.2m |
| 2020 Q2 | £32.2m |
| 2020 Q3 | £32.2m |
| 2020 Q4 | £32.2m |
| 2021 Q1 | £32.2m |
| 2021 Q2 | £32.2m |
| 2021 Q3 | £32.2m |
| 2021 Q4 | £32.2m |
| 2022 Q1 | £32.2m |
| 2022 Q2 | £242.4m |
| 2022 Q3 | £17m |
| 2022 Q4 | £17m |
| 2023 Q1 | £17m |
| 2023 Q2 | £16m |
| 2023 Q3 | £32.2m |
| 2023 Q4 | £236.9m |
| 2024 Q1 | £17m |
| 2024 Q2 | £4m |
| 2024 Q3 | £26.9m |
| 2024 Q4 | £26.9m |
| 2025 Q1 | £17m |
| 2025 Q2 | £382.4m |
| 2025 Q3 | £20.9m |
| 2025 Q4 | £17m |
| 2026 Q1 | £426.9m |
| 2026 Q2 | £35m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Council spending by service |
|---|---|
| Year ending March 2018 | £95.8m |
| Year ending March 2019 | £34.5m |
| Year ending March 2020 | £13.4m |
| Year ending March 2021 | £23.6m |
| Year ending March 2022 | £5.7m |
| Year ending March 2023 | £138.2m |
| Year ending March 2024 | £152.6m |
| Year ending March 2025 | £8.4m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Private rent annual change |
|---|---|
| January 2016 | 1.9% |
| February 2016 | 2.2% |
| March 2016 | 2.1% |
| April 2016 | 2% |
| May 2016 | 2% |
| June 2016 | 2% |
| July 2016 | 2.2% |
| August 2016 | 1.7% |
| September 2016 | 1.8% |
| October 2016 | 2.1% |
| November 2016 | 1.7% |
| December 2016 | 1.1% |
| January 2017 | 1.2% |
| February 2017 | 0.8% |
| March 2017 | 0.1% |
| April 2017 | 0.6% |
| May 2017 | 0.1% |
| June 2017 | 0.9% |
| July 2017 | 0.9% |
| August 2017 | 1% |
| September 2017 | 1.2% |
| October 2017 | 1.1% |
| November 2017 | 1% |
| December 2017 | 1.2% |
| January 2018 | 1.5% |
| February 2018 | 2% |
| March 2018 | 2.2% |
| April 2018 | 2.4% |
| May 2018 | 2.2% |
| June 2018 | 2.2% |
| July 2018 | 2% |
| August 2018 | 2.3% |
| September 2018 | 2.3% |
| October 2018 | 2.4% |
| November 2018 | 2.6% |
| December 2018 | 2.6% |
| January 2019 | 2.8% |
| February 2019 | 3.4% |
| March 2019 | 3.7% |
| April 2019 | 4.1% |
| May 2019 | 4.3% |
| June 2019 | 4.2% |
| July 2019 | 3.8% |
| August 2019 | 4.3% |
| September 2019 | 3.9% |
| October 2019 | 3.9% |
| November 2019 | 3.8% |
| December 2019 | 3.5% |
| January 2020 | 3.2% |
| February 2020 | 2.8% |
| March 2020 | 2.2% |
| April 2020 | 2% |
| May 2020 | 1.6% |
| June 2020 | 1.5% |
| July 2020 | 1.3% |
| August 2020 | 1.8% |
| September 2020 | 2.1% |
| October 2020 | 1.4% |
| November 2020 | 1.4% |
| December 2020 | 1.2% |
| January 2021 | 1.3% |
| February 2021 | 1.9% |
| March 2021 | 2.1% |
| April 2021 | 1.9% |
| May 2021 | 2.3% |
| June 2021 | 2.7% |
| July 2021 | 2.9% |
| August 2021 | 3.4% |
| September 2021 | 3.4% |
| October 2021 | 3.3% |
| November 2021 | 3.6% |
| December 2021 | 4.5% |
| January 2022 | 3.5% |
| February 2022 | 4.4% |
| March 2022 | 3.2% |
| April 2022 | 4% |
| May 2022 | 4.1% |
| June 2022 | 4.6% |
| July 2022 | 5.5% |
| August 2022 | 3.8% |
| September 2022 | 3.8% |
| October 2022 | 4.1% |
| November 2022 | 4.6% |
| December 2022 | 4.6% |
| January 2023 | 4.9% |
| February 2023 | 5.4% |
| March 2023 | 5.5% |
| April 2023 | 5.9% |
| May 2023 | 6% |
| June 2023 | 6% |
| July 2023 | 6% |
| August 2023 | 6% |
| September 2023 | 5.7% |
| October 2023 | 5.6% |
| November 2023 | 5.6% |
| December 2023 | 5.6% |
| January 2024 | 5.7% |
| February 2024 | 5.4% |
| March 2024 | 6.7% |
| April 2024 | 6.6% |
| May 2024 | 7% |
| June 2024 | 5.8% |
| July 2024 | 8.1% |
| August 2024 | 8.1% |
| September 2024 | 9% |
| October 2024 | 9.6% |
| November 2024 | 9.8% |
| December 2024 | 9.8% |
| January 2025 | 7.4% |
| February 2025 | 7% |
| March 2025 | 7.7% |
| April 2025 | 6% |
| May 2025 | 6.8% |
| June 2025 | 6.6% |
| July 2025 | 4.5% |
| August 2025 | 5.1% |
| September 2025 | 4% |
| October 2025 | 3.7% |
| November 2025 | 3.5% |
| December 2025 | 3.1% |
| January 2026 | 3.9% |
| February 2026 | 3.1% |
| March 2026 | 3.8% |
| April 2026 | 3.7% |
| May 2026 | 4% |
| June 2026 | 3.9% |
| July 2026 | 4% |
The chart as a table
| Period | Average private rent a month |
|---|---|
| January 2015 | £395 |
| February 2015 | £395 |
| March 2015 | £396 |
| April 2015 | £396 |
| May 2015 | £397 |
| June 2015 | £397 |
| July 2015 | £397 |
| August 2015 | £398 |
| September 2015 | £398 |
| October 2015 | £398 |
| November 2015 | £399 |
| December 2015 | £402 |
| January 2016 | £403 |
| February 2016 | £404 |
| March 2016 | £404 |
| April 2016 | £405 |
| May 2016 | £405 |
| June 2016 | £405 |
| July 2016 | £405 |
| August 2016 | £405 |
| September 2016 | £405 |
| October 2016 | £523 |
| November 2016 | £977 |
| December 2016 | £648 |
| January 2017 | £648 |
| February 2017 | £646 |
| March 2017 | £646 |
| April 2017 | £646 |
| May 2017 | £523 |
| June 2017 | £976 |
| July 2017 | £650 |
| August 2017 | £651 |
| September 2017 | £653 |
| October 2017 | £654 |
| November 2017 | £530 |
| December 2017 | £530 |
| January 2018 | £658 |
| February 2018 | £415 |
| March 2018 | £533 |
| April 2018 | £534 |
| May 2018 | £416 |
| June 2018 | £664 |
| July 2018 | £537 |
| August 2018 | £667 |
| September 2018 | £420 |
| October 2018 | £421 |
| November 2018 | £543 |
| December 2018 | £544 |
| January 2019 | £677 |
| February 2019 | £680 |
| March 2019 | £1,028 |
| April 2019 | £688 |
| May 2019 | £690 |
| June 2019 | £691 |
| July 2019 | £437 |
| August 2019 | £1,035 |
| September 2019 | £693 |
| October 2019 | £696 |
| November 2019 | £441 |
| December 2019 | £442 |
| January 2020 | £698 |
| February 2020 | £699 |
| March 2020 | £1,045 |
| April 2020 | £566 |
| May 2020 | £445 |
| June 2020 | £445 |
| July 2020 | £447 |
| August 2020 | £449 |
| September 2020 | £450 |
| October 2020 | £449 |
| November 2020 | £449 |
| December 2020 | £570 |
| January 2021 | £573 |
| February 2021 | £575 |
| March 2021 | £454 |
| April 2021 | £454 |
| May 2021 | £579 |
| June 2021 | £1,080 |
| July 2021 | £726 |
| August 2021 | £462 |
| September 2021 | £589 |
| October 2021 | £463 |
| November 2021 | £464 |
| December 2021 | £738 |
| January 2022 | £741 |
| February 2022 | £597 |
| March 2022 | £745 |
| April 2022 | £600 |
| May 2022 | £603 |
| June 2022 | £755 |
| July 2022 | £757 |
| August 2022 | £477 |
| September 2022 | £761 |
| October 2022 | £481 |
| November 2022 | £484 |
| December 2022 | £772 |
| January 2023 | £488 |
| February 2023 | £492 |
| March 2023 | £494 |
| April 2023 | £497 |
| May 2023 | £501 |
| June 2023 | £503 |
| July 2023 | £503 |
| August 2023 | £644 |
| September 2023 | £506 |
| October 2023 | £649 |
| November 2023 | £510 |
| December 2023 | £654 |
| January 2024 | £659 |
| February 2024 | £1,251 |
| March 2024 | £1,262 |
| April 2024 | £842 |
| May 2024 | £536 |
| June 2024 | £855 |
| July 2024 | £544 |
| August 2024 | £1,298 |
| September 2024 | £705 |
| October 2024 | £1,321 |
| November 2024 | £1,327 |
| December 2024 | £1,330 |
| January 2025 | £719 |
| February 2025 | £723 |
| March 2025 | £725 |
| April 2025 | £728 |
| May 2025 | £730 |
| June 2025 | £734 |
| July 2025 | £913 |
| August 2025 | £913 |
| September 2025 | £737 |
| October 2025 | £739 |
| November 2025 | £741 |
| December 2025 | £742 |
| January 2026 | £745 |
| February 2026 | £747 |
| March 2026 | £750 |
| April 2026 | £935 |
| May 2026 | £942 |
| June 2026 | £763 |
| July 2026 | £605 |
The chart as a table
| Period | People resettled in each council area |
|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 20 people |
| 2016 Q3 | 13 people |
| 2016 Q4 | 21 people |
| 2017 Q1 | 9 people |
| 2018 Q4 | 14 people |
| 2019 Q1 | 5 people |
| 2019 Q2 | 3 people |
| 2021 Q3 | 5 people |
By category, 12 months to June 2026
| Category | Offences | Previous 12 months | Change | Per 1,000 | England & Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8,396 | 7,922 | ▲ 6.0% | 25.2 | 34.7 |
| Anti-social behaviour (not a crime) | 2,657 | 3,286 | ▼ 19.1% | 8.0 | 15.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1,623 | 1,733 | ▼ 6.3% | 4.9 | 6.9 |
| Shoplifting | 1,374 | 1,713 | ▼ 19.8% | 4.1 | 8.3 |
| Other theft | 1,278 | 1,391 | ▼ 8.1% | 3.8 | 6.5 |
| Public order | 1,148 | 1,333 | ▼ 13.9% | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| Burglary | 790 | 781 | ▲ 1.2% | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Drugs | 499 | 410 | ▲ 21.7% | 1.5 | 3.4 |
| Vehicle crime | 498 | 641 | ▼ 22.3% | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| Other crime | 477 | 475 | ▲ 0.4% | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Possession of weapons | 190 | 194 | ▼ 2.1% | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 146 | 190 | ▼ 23.2% | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Robbery | 129 | 92 | ▲ 40.2% | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Theft from the person | 59 | 96 | ▼ 38.5% | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Violent crime | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Important caveat
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded-crime rate does not mean an area is more dangerous. Rates depend on how much crime is reported and recorded, on the number of visitors and commuters who are not counted in the resident population, and on the policing priorities of the force. Anti-social behaviour incidents are shown separately because they are not recorded crimes.
Source
- Data
- data.police.uk street-level crime archive (Home Office). Offences are placed at anonymised snap points and assigned to 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which are mapped to local authorities using the ONS Open Geography lookup.
- Population
- ONS mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2025 edition, local authority level; force populations are the sum of their local authorities.
- Geography
- E06000051 · force West Mercia Police (E23000016)
- Rate
- offences in the 12 months ÷ resident population × 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.
- Method
- Methodology