Crime Rates at Beeches Drive, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0PQ

Beeches Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beeches Drive (SY3 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeches Drive (SY3 0PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Meadow, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davina Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.