Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradford Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Bradford Street (SY2 5DP) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Abbey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Street (SY2 5DP), the main crime hotspot is near Crowmere Green. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bradford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tankerville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cadfael Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cadfael Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Racecourse Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Racecourse Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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