Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 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 85.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 34.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lyndale Villas area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 196th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndale Villas (SY11 2EU) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher than the Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 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 Shoplifting ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndale Villas (SY11 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bailey Street, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyndale Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4580 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferrers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5069 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5069 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order B5069 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5069 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Arthur Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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