Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawthorn Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Road (SY3 7NB) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (SY3 7NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alton Terrace, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kemps Eye Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kemps Eye Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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