Total Crime Rate
112.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mytton Oak Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bowbrook , and the 128th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mytton Oak Road (SY3 8UQ) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% higher than the Bowbrook average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mytton Oak Road (SY3 8UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Crowmeole Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bowbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swiss Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowmeole Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mytton Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oakfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Old Dairy | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacole Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickens Place | Under investigation |
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