Total Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kelsalls Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 26th 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 Kelsalls Lane (SY3 8LU) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kelsalls Lane (SY3 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Crescent, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindale Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moore Drive | Under investigation |
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