Total Crime Rate
112.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stapleton 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 9LT) 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 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hereford Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hereford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knolls Farm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maesbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maesbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stapleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shomere Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Moneybrook Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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