Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 189th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Road (SY3 9JD) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Road (SY3 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Upper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longden Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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