Total Crime Rate

418.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

206.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 418.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 206.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.2 10/10
  • Public order 39.4 10/10
  • Robbery 29.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • 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
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

Old Potts Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 12th 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 Old Potts Way (SY3 7ET) in the last 12 months was 418.7 per 1,000 residents and was 614.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 206.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Potts Way (SY3 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Brunel Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Potts Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Old Coleham Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rocke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhall Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Abbey Foregate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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