Total Crime Rate

112.6 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 112.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotes Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bowbrook , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotes Crescent (SY3 5AS) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Bowbrook average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotes Crescent (SY3 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Woolams, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotes Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotes Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Melbourne Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Melbourne Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Longacre Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shepherd'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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