Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Edge area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bowbrook , and the 407th 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 West Edge (SY3 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Bowbrook average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Edge (SY3 5EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cotes Crescent. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Edge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Longacre Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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