Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Murrell Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 469th 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 Murrell Way (SY2 6FN) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murrell Way (SY2 6FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oteley Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murrell Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Murrell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Old Rose Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Rose Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oteley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oteley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Hart Under investigation
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Data Sources

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