Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 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 122.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wenlock Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wenlock Road (SY2 6JS) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% higher than the Abbey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Road (SY2 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands Park. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wenlock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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