Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

London Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 440th lowest crime rate of 1,000 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 London Road (SY2 6PN) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SY2 6PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlea (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlea Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5064 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlea Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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