Crime Rates at St Michaels Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EU

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 2EU) 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 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Foregate (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.