Total Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Battlefield , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Close (SY1 4PU) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Close (SY1 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near Moston Green. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Moston Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moston Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montgomery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B5062 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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