Crime Rates at Mardol Head, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HD

Mardol Head area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 772.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1126.9% higher than the Abbey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mardol Head (SY1 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 288 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (118 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.