Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 66.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Woodcrest area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bowbrook , and the 275th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Woodcrest (SY3 5EU) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcrest (SY3 5EU), 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 Woodcrest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Paddocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensfold Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystone Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cotes Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotes Crescent 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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