Total Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • 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 · 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 20th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 351st lowest 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 Abbey Foregate (SY2 6DB) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Foregate (SY2 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horsefair (12 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Abbey Foregate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tankerville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cadfael Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cadfael Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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