Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Stapleton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stapleton Road (SY3 9LS) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stapleton Road (SY3 9LS), the main crime hotspot is near Hereford Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stapleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stapleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shomere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moneybrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knolls Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maesbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilderley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maesbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Webb Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Netley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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