Total Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newtown Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Shawbury , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown Gardens (SY4 2HF) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newtown Gardens (SY4 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stony Yard, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrewsbury Road (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 | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.