Total Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Judith Butts Gardens area has the 35th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Judith Butts Gardens (SY2 5RT) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Abbey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Judith Butts Gardens (SY2 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aston Butts (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judith Butts Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judith Butts Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgeford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abbots Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgeford Way | Under investigation |
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