Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 40.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 33.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Featherbed Lane 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 Featherbed Lane (SY1 4QN) 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 Featherbed Lane (SY1 4QN), the main crime hotspot is near Featherbed Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Featherbed Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Featherbed Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asquith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Claverley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Claverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asquith Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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