Crime Rate in Abbey, ward

Abbey has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 3530th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 347th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abbey in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abbey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 178 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abbey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Davison Drive. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.