Total Crime Rate

324.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 324.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Abbey Foregate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Foregate (SY2 6AD) in the last 12 months was 324.6 per 1,000 residents and was 415.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 162.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Foregate (SY2 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longden Coleham, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyle Cop (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Abbey Foregate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Old Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longden Coleham Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Coleham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pound Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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