Crime Rate in Battlefield, ward

Battlefield has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 1343rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 113th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Battlefield in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Battlefield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 203 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 269 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Battlefield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.