Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitecote Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bowbrook , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitecote Drive (SY3 5DB) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Bowbrook average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecote Drive (SY3 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotes Crescent, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westside Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whitecote Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corner Farm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cotes Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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