Crime Rates at The Crescent, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, SY4 1EA

The Crescent area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 400th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (SY4 1EA) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the Bagley average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (SY4 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.