Total Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Shawbury , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (SY4 2EG) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% higher than the Shawbury average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (SY4 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stony Yard, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfields Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shawbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stony Yard | — |
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