Crime Rates at Field Crescent, Shrewsbury, SY1 4PB

Field Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Battlefield , and the 304th highest 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 Field Crescent (SY1 4PB) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Crescent (SY1 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moston Green (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.