Crime Rates at Mardol Head, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HD

Mardol Head area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Abbey , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mardol Head (SY1 1HD) in the last 12 months was 882.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1197.6% higher than the Abbey average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 18.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 364.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mardol Head (SY1 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 340 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.