Crime Rates at Sultan Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 2SS

Sultan Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sultan Road (SY1 2SS) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sultan Road (SY1 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Wingfield Gardens. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.