Crime Rates at Greenacre Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8LR

Greenacre Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 363rd lowest 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 Greenacre Road (SY3 8LR) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Abbey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenacre Road (SY3 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodfield Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copthorne Lodge (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.