Total Crime Rate

34.7 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 34.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Wenlock Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Abbey , and the 444th lowest 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 Wenlock Road (SY2 6JT) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Abbey average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Road (SY2 6JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Park, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutton Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wenlock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wenlock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armoury Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sutton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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