Total Crime Rate

187.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 187.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Longden Coleham area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 46th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Longden Coleham (SY3 7BS) in the last 12 months was 187.2 per 1,000 residents and was 219.5% higher than the Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton average (58.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longden Coleham (SY3 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longden Coleham, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyle Cop (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Longden Coleham area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dogpole Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Old Coleham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longden Coleham Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Old Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pound Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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