Total Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Longmynd Villas area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Abbey , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 Longmynd Villas (SY2 5AF) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower than the Abbey average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longmynd Villas (SY2 5AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longmynd Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Foregate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Foregate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newhall Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tankerville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadfael Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cleveland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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