Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Monkmoor Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Abbey , and the 195th 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 Monkmoor Road (SY2 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Abbey average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkmoor Road (SY2 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monkmoor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hearne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coller Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aston Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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