Total Crime Rate

123.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Canon Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Abbey , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canon Street (SY2 5HF) in the last 12 months was 123.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canon Street (SY2 5HF), the main crime hotspot is near Crowmere Green. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Avenue 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 2025Burglary Racecourse Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crowmere Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sparrow Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowmere Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cleveland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Foregate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tankerville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Foregate —
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Data Sources

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