Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Simpson Square area has the 16th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 86th 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 Simpson Square (SY1 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.5% higher than the Bagley average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simpson Square (SY1 2EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Foregate. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simpson Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrewsbury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornmill Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michaels Gate —
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Data Sources

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