Total Crime Rate
73.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Baschurch Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 250th 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 Baschurch Road (SY4 3PN) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Bagley average (57.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baschurch Road (SY4 3PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merrington Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bagley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hayward Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrington Road | Under investigation |
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