Total Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Abbots Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Abbey , and the 319th lowest 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 Abbots Close (SY2 5QS) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Close (SY2 5QS), 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 Abbots Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barleyfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coller Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flagwall —
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ragleth Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleyfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbots Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Barleyfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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