Total Crime Rate
162.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ragleth Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ragleth Gardens (SY2 5RD) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 157.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ragleth Gardens (SY2 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barleyfield, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caradoc Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbots Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caradoc Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caradoc Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleyfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleyfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Potters Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caradoc Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frensham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belvidere Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mynd Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mynd Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caradoc Crescent | Under investigation |
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