Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thrower Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Thrower Road (SY2 6QW) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% higher than the Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 118.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 328.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thrower Road (SY2 6QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oteley Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murrell Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thrower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oteley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oteley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Rose Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Rose Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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