Crime Rates at Keelton Close, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PS

Keelton Close area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bowbrook , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Keelton Close (SY3 5PS) in the last 12 months was 307.0 per 1,000 residents and was 336.6% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 191.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keelton Close (SY3 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.