Total Crime Rate
122.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hereford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 101st 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 Hereford Road (SY3 0DA) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 109.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hereford Road (SY3 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bestune Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Netley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shomere Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilderley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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