Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Lowfield area has the 31st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowfield (SY2 5XT) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowfield (SY2 5XT), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lowfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwing Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judith Butts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judith Butts Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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