Crime Rates at Old Potts Way, Shrewsbury, SY3 7ET

Old Potts Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 10th 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 Old Potts Way (SY3 7ET) in the last 12 months was 492.6 per 1,000 residents and was 708.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 197.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Potts Way (SY3 7ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brunel Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.