Total Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Havelock Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 457th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Havelock Road (SY3 7ND) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Havelock Road (SY3 7ND), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kemps Eye Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kemps Eye Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Way | Under investigation |
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