Total Crime Rate

257.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 257.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Heath area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Old Heath (SY1 4SB) in the last 12 months was 257.4 per 1,000 residents and was 351.3% higher than the Bagley average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 107.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Heath (SY1 4SB), the main crime hotspot is near Old Heath. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Heath area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Heath Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ditherington Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Ditherington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditherington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White House Gardens —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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