Crime in Much Wenlock
Recorded crime in Much Wenlock is 0.8 times the Shropshire average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Much Wenlock: about 2,062 residents in 4 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 3.7/10Weak
- 5-year change
- +10%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.8×the Shropshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Much Wenlock.
Crime over 5 years
Up 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Much Wenlock, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the Shropshire average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 53% of the harm here
- Burglary: 26% of the harm here
- Other theft: 13% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 14 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Shropshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Shropshire council area, not only Much Wenlock. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 256 | 0.77 | Down 25% |
| Cars broken into | 193 | 0.58 | Down 10% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,044 | 3.1 | Down 9% |
| Burglary of homes | 328 | 0.99 | Down 3% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 4 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Road collisions
Shropshire, 2023 to 2025: 359 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 124 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 55 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 35% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.0 |
| Burglary | 4.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 15.5 |
| Drugs | 0.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 11.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 3.9 |
| Public order | 2.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.0 |
| Shoplifting | 1.3 |
Postcode districts in Much Wenlock
Nearby towns
Council: Shropshire
Questions about crime in Much Wenlock
- Is Much Wenlock a safe place to live?
- Much Wenlock scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.8 times the Shropshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Much Wenlock?
- Up 10% over 5 years, from 104 recorded crimes a year to 114.
- What is the most common crime in Much Wenlock?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 16 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Much Wenlock compare with Shropshire?
- Crime severity in Much Wenlock is 0.8 times the Shropshire average.
- How many cars are stolen in Much Wenlock?
- In Shropshire, the council area Much Wenlock is in, the police recorded 256 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.8 per 1,000 residents, down 25% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Much Wenlock?
- 1,044 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Shropshire, the council area Much Wenlock is in, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Much Wenlock last year?
- 4 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Shropshire, the council area Much Wenlock is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.