Crime Rates at Greyfriars Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 7ER

Greyfriars Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Greyfriars Road (SY3 7ER) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyfriars Road (SY3 7ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longden Coleham, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyle Cop (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.