Crime Rates at Spruce Drive, Spring Gardens, Shrewsbury, SY1 2UX

Spruce Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 1,000 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 Spruce Drive (SY1 2UX) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spruce Drive (SY1 2UX), 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.