Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Oteley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 153rd 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 Oteley Road (SY2 6GD) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton average (58.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 215.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oteley Road (SY2 6GD), the main crime hotspot is near Roberts Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oteley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faintree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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