Crime Rate in Quarry and Coton Hill, ward

Quarry and Coton Hill has the highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 118th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 8th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Quarry and Coton Hill in the last 12 months was 290.4 per 1,000 residents and was 371.3% higher than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Quarry and Coton Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 535 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 12 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 726 (≈ 139.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Quarry and Coton Hill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 340 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (137 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.