Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bardsley Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Bardsley Drive (SY2 5NT) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 115.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 465.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bardsley Drive (SY2 5NT), the main crime hotspot is near Davison Drive. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bardsley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvidere Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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