Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barn Owl Way 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 Barn Owl Way (SY3 5FA) 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 Barn Owl Way (SY3 5FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knowsley Drive, where police recorded 15 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corner Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longacre Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longacre Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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