Crime Rates at Barleyfield, Shrewsbury, SY2 5JU

Barleyfield area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Abbey , and the 39th 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 Barleyfield (SY2 5JU) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 256.5% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barleyfield (SY2 5JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barleyfield, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ragleth Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.