Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.3 7/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Linden Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Whitchurch North , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linden Avenue (SY13 1JU) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Whitchurch North average (82.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Avenue (SY13 1JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newtown (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Newtown Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherrymill Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meadow View Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sharps Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow View Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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