Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Mount area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Abbey , and the 234th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Mount (SY3 8PS) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mount (SY3 8PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hafren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hafren Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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