Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodvine Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Battlefield , and the 485th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodvine Road (SY1 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Battlefield average (88.5 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodvine Road (SY1 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arlington Way, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Featherbed Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Featherbed Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stanton Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Asquith Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Asquith Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swift Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Arlington Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Arlington Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Green | Under investigation |
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