Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shaw Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 119th 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 Shaw Road (SY2 5RN) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Road (SY2 5RN), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hinton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twyfords Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbots Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mynd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mynd Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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