Total Crime Rate

164.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 164.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Knolls area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bowbrook , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Knolls (SY3 5DR) in the last 12 months was 164.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% higher than the Bowbrook average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Knolls (SY3 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotes Crescent, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longacre Mews (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Knolls area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corner Farm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cotes Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Paddocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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