Total Crime Rate
122.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lythwood 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 Lythwood Road (SY3 0NT) 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 Lythwood Road (SY3 0NT), the main crime hotspot is near Davina Gardens. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lythwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Langley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yewtree Drive | Under investigation |
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