Total Crime Rate

593.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 593.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 296.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 41.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Meole Hall Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Meole Hall Gardens (SY3 9JS) in the last 12 months was 593.1 per 1,000 residents and was 912.4% 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 Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 160.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meole Hall Gardens (SY3 9JS), the main crime hotspot is near Stapleton Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meole Hall Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maesbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moneybrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maesbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knolls Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stapleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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