Total Crime Rate

882.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 882.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 235.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 200.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 137.3 9/10
  • Public order 113.7 10/10
  • Drugs 74.5 10/10
  • Other theft 43.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Square 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 The Square (SY1 1LA) 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 The Square (SY1 1LA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mardol Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mardol Head Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mardol Head Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mardol Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Austin'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Austin'S Street —
Sep 2025Public order St Austin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mardol Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mardol Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Alkmond'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs School Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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