Total Crime Rate

224.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 224.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 38th 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 Victoria Street (SY1 2HS) in the last 12 months was 224.6 per 1,000 residents and was 256.7% higher than the Abbey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 123.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (SY1 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Albury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benyon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Albury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornmill Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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