Crime Rates at Faintree Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 6HD

Faintree Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 114th 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 Faintree Avenue (SY2 6HD) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faintree Avenue (SY2 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowley Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.