Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ferndale Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Battlefield , and the 421st 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 Ferndale Road (SY1 4PY) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (SY1 4PY), 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 Ferndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Claverley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stanton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moston Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moston Green Under investigation
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 Stanton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B5062 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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