Total Crime Rate

125.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Michaels Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 97th 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 St Michaels Street (SY1 2DE) in the last 12 months was 125.2 per 1,000 residents and was 169.6% higher than the Bagley average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Street (SY1 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Foregate. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Michaels Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Benbow Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falstaff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Foregate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Foregate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Foregate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Foregate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornmill Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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