Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Painswick Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bowbrook , and the 198th 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 Painswick Close (SY3 5HH) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Bowbrook average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Painswick Close (SY3 5HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Woolams, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leighton Park (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Painswick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leighton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambourn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Findon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frinton Close —
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Data Sources

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