Crime Rates at Shoplatch, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HR

Shoplatch 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 Shoplatch (SY1 1HR) 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 Shoplatch (SY1 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (115 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.