Crime Rates at Upper Battlefield, Shrewsbury, SY4 4AA

This area has the 18th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 282nd 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 This (SY4 4AA) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SY4 4AA, the main crime hotspot is near Shrewsbury Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.