Total Crime Rate

382.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 382.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Foregate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Abbey , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 6AH) in the last 12 months was 382.2 per 1,000 residents and was 462.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 141.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Foregate (SY2 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Foregate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portobello Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadfael Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Foregate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Foregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portobello —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Foregate —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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