Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Primrose Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Drive (SY3 7TP) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Primrose Drive (SY3 7TP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitecroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitecroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfern Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunel Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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