Total Crime Rate

1629.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1629.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 678.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 299.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.4 10/10
  • Public order 93.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.0 10/10
  • Other theft 67.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 58.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Burglary 44.6 10/10
  • Robbery 31.3 10/10
  • Other crime 26.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harlescott Lane area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Battlefield , and the highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harlescott Lane (SY1 3AH) in the last 12 months was 1629.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1348.3% higher than the Battlefield average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 334.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harlescott Lane (SY1 3AH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harlescott Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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