Crime Rates at Hawthorn Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 7NB

Hawthorn Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 160th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Road (SY3 7NB) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (SY3 7NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Besford Square, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Havelock Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.