Total Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carling Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carling Close (SY1 3RT) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carling Close (SY1 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Onslow Drive, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sambrook Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterwick Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunningham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmlodge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camross Drive | Under investigation |
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