Crime Rates at Elm Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2PU

Elm Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 439th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Street (SY1 2PU) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Bagley average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Street (SY1 2PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenfields Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benbow Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.