Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Galton Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Abbey , and the 364th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Galton Drive (SY2 5YA) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galton Drive (SY2 5YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Galton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cartland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twyfords Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tenbury Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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